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 EggersWhen anybody starts out with a memoir, you get the impulse to tell your own story with your own voice, and you get all that out in one fell swoop sometimes.
Dave EggersBecause I grew up with this naive expectation of people doing right, I get shocked by every little violation.
Dave Eggers