I had grown up as a fan of Studs Terkel. In Chicago he sort of looms large and is mentioned often.
Dave EggersSome 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 on them, one human interaction at a time.
Dave EggersEvery 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