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64 quotes by Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. He is known for the best-selling memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and for his subsequent work as a novelist and screenwriter. He is also the founder of McSweeney's, the co-founder of the literacy project 826 Valencia, and the founder of ScholarMatch, a program that matches donors with students needing funds for college tuition. His writing has...
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I am a bike enthusiast; there's a certain amount of romance to bikes. They're both beautiful and utilitarian.

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Because I grew up with this naive expectation of people doing right, I get shocked by every little violation.

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I met a lot of great people in Saudi Arabia and I'd like to see them again. And I'd love to spend more time in the desert and in the... →

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So this is the space during tutoring hours. It's very busy. Same principles: one-on-one attention, complete devotion to the students' work... →

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It's not that our family has no taste, it's just that our family's taste is inconsistent.

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Through the small tall bathroom window the December yard is gray and scratchy, the tree calligraphic.

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You can do and use the skills that you have. The schools need you. The teachers need you. Students and parents need you. They need your actual... →

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Some of these kids just don't plain know how good they are: how smart and how much they have to say. You can tell them. You can shine that light... →

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I think I'm far too hopeful and trusting. That's something I got from my mum.

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I can remember exactly where I sat when my teacher first read Roald Dahl's 'James and the Giant Peach'.

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But you know, there's something about the kids finishing their homework in a given day, working one-on-one, getting all this attention - they go... →

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I think newspapers shouldn't try to compete directly with the Web, and should do what they can do better, which may be long-form journalism and... →

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People are strange, but more than that, they're good. They're good first, then strange.

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