Jason Pargin (born January 10, 1975) is an American humor writer and novelist who formerly wrote under the name David Wong.

Quotes

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  • Your heroes aren't gods, they're just regular people who probably got good at one thing by neglecting literally everything else.
  • Remember that there are elements of your personality you are totally unaware of that are immediately apparent to any stranger within five minutes of meeting you

I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom (2024)

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  • ...in isolation, human minds tend to get strange, like a self-portrait painted from memory, in the dark, using a live snake as a brush.
    • Chapter 11: Key
  • There's an old saying that a child not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth. I'd update it to say the child not sufficiently entertained by the village will burn it down for the spectacle.
    • Chapter 23: Ether
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