I worked at magazines for over 10 years before I even thought of writing a book. Dave Eggers More Quotes by Dave Eggers More Quotes From Dave Eggers I publish my own books, so there isn't a certain editor I owe the book to at a publishing house. Dave Eggers publishing-houseeditorsbook I really believe strongly that kids should be spared the runoff of their parents' lives and problems. Dave Eggers parentbelievekids Here I am Rock You Like a Hurricane. Dave Eggers velocityrockshere-i-am Still though, I think if you're not self-obsessed, you're probably boring. Dave Eggers boringselfthinking So I should be aware of the dangers of self-consciousness, but at the same time, I’ll be plowing through the fog of all these echoes, plowing through mixed metaphors, noise, and will try to show the core, which is still there, as a core, and is valid, despite the fog. The core is the core is the core. There is always the core, that can’t be articulated. Only caricatured. Dave Eggers fogechoesself This boy thinks I am not of his species, that I am some other kind of creature, one that can be crushed under the weight of a phone book. The pain is not great, but the symbolism is disagreeable. Dave Eggers painboysbook Nothing again. No one is listening. No one is waiting to hear the kicking of a man above. It is unexpected. You have no ears for someone like me. Dave Eggers waitinglisteningmen Hello Frances, I have just been to health class, and I was wondering how your feminine parts were developing. Dave Eggers hellofranceclass She pulls away, pats me on the shoulder with three mini-pats, like those used to pet reptiles. Dave Eggers reptilesthreepet His lies were so exquisite I almost wept. Dave Eggers exquisitedeceitlying I had forgotten that, and so many things. How could I put everything down on paper? It seemed impossible. No matter what, the majority of life would be left out of this story, this sliver of a version of the life I'd known. But I tried anyway. Dave Eggers majoritywould-bestories There's nothing to be gained from passive observance, the simple documenting of conditions, because, at its core, it sets a bad example. Every time something is observed and not fixed, or when one has a chance to give in some way and does not, there is a lie being told, the same lie we all know by heart but which needn't be reiterated. Dave Eggers simpleheartlying He wanted to fly in lightweight contraptions with her. Dave Eggers wanted You're breaking out of character, again. Dave Eggers character When there is pleasure, there is often abandon, and mistakes are made. Dave Eggers pleasuremademistake Everyone in the life before was cranky, I think, because they just wanted to know. --After I Was Thrown in the River and Before I Drowned Dave Eggers crankyriversthinking Every part of my body felt electric. My chest ached and my head throbbed with the great terrible limitless possibility of the morning, and when it came, the sky was washed white, everything was new, and I hadn't slept at all. Dave Eggers whiteskymorning The air is like being wanted, we say, and they nod approvingly. The air is like getting older, they say, and they touch our arms gently. Dave Eggers getting-olderarmsair How had this happened? Everyone in the world knew more than us, about everything, and this I hated then found hugely comforting. Dave Eggers foundcomfortingworld You have what I can afford to give. You are a panhandler, begging for anything, and I am the man walking briskly by, tossing a quarter or so into your paper cup. I can afford to give you this. This does not break me. Dave Eggers doegivingmen
