Macromere Press

- Janice Soprano

  The Sopranos, “Calling All Cars” (season 4, episode 11)

Macromere: Why this quote?

David: I feel this quote says a lot about He Who Shall Remain Shameless. I don’t really see the book as having an epigraph, but if it did this would be it.

M: Context?

D: To me Janice is saying that the belief in ghosts is a reflection of our own narcissism, and I wonder if that’s true: Does a belief in paranormal activity, specifically deceased individuals coming back to haunt us—does that say more about the living than it does about the deceased? It’s a question that’s at the heart of He Who Shall Remain Shameless, as the hero and narrator comes to question what he sees and does.

M: And the Internet is also wrapped up in this?

D: The Internet exacerbates this idea. Narcissism and the Internet go hand-in-hand, and when paranormal activity is factored in….well, you have He Who Shall Remain Shameless.

(editor’s note: We understand that ‘Its’ is spelled ‘It’s’—with an apostrophe—in the quote above; however, tumblr seems unable to make the correct spelling.)