DeLILLO, Don

CitationMisquotesContextSource ISBNCitation “Californians invented the concept of life-style. This alone warrants their doom.” ~Don DeLillo, American author White Noise (1985) New York: Penguin Books, 1999 edition, p. 66 Misquotes Misattibution note:  At least one quotation book has incorrectly attributed DeLillo’s quote to American author Joan Didion. Although Didion did write about California in works such as “Notes from a Native Daughter,” Repeat Right editors could find no evidence supporting Didion as the original author of the “Californians invented the concept of life-style...” quote.   Context Extended excerpt [Fiction – character ‘Alfonse,’ speaking to lunch companions]: “This is where California comes in. Mud slides, brush fires, coastal erosion, earthquakes, mass killings,