Home / Authors / Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers Quotes

Writer

Dave Eggers is an American writer, born on March 12, 1970. He is known for his unique narrative style and his focus on social issues. His notable works include 'A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius' and 'The Time Traveler's Wife'.

Filter quotes by topic

All People Thinking Knows Book Ifs Feels Way Needs Want World Might Writing Persons Stills Wanted Done Hours Humans Ideas Made

Famous Dave Eggers Quotes

“All we really want is for no one to have a boring life, to be impressive, so we can be impressed. ~ on the friends we choose.”

Want Boring Impressed Impressive Boring Life

Author:Dave Eggers

“But what I really want is to just swim around in a warm baby pool of these friends, jump in their dry leaf pile-to rub them all over myself, without words and clothes.”

Want Baby Clothes Warm Dry Swim Pool Leafs Dry Leaves

Book:A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius: Picador Classic

Source: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius: Picador Classic

“Why do you want to be on The Real World? Because I want everyone to witness my youth. Why? Isn't it gorgeous?”

World Want Real Youth Witness Real World Gorgeous

Author:Dave Eggers

“If you don't want anyone to know about your existence, you might as well kill yourself. You're taking up space, air.”

Ifs Knows Want Wells Might Space Existence Air Harsh Killing Yourself Harsh Truth

Book:A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

Source: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

“But that's one lifetime." Yeah." But while doing that one I'd want to be able to have done other stuff. Whole other lives- the one where I sail-" I know, on a boat you made yourself.”

Knows Want Made Done Whole Able Stuff Yeah Lifetime Boat Sail

Book:You Shall Know Our Velocity

Source: You Shall Know Our Velocity

“She needs a new journal. The one she has is problematic. To get to the present, she needs to page through the past, and when she does, she remembers things, and her new journal entries become, for the most part, reactions to the days she regrets, wants to correct, rewrite.”

Want Needs Doe Past Remember Regret Pages Reactions Journal Entry

Book:How the Water Feels to the Fishes

Source: How the Water Feels to the Fishes

“Better to be at the bottom of a ladder you want to climb than in the middle of some ladder you don’t, right?”

Want Inspirational Motivational Middle Bottom Climbs Ladders

Book:The Circle

Source: The Circle

“WHEN we don't get the results we want in our military endeavors, we don't blame the soldiers.”

Want Results Teaching Military Blame Soldier Endeavor

Author:Dave Eggers

“High school teachers who want to get reluctant readers turned around need to give the students some say in the reading list. Make it collaborative: The students will feel ownership, and everyone will dig in.”

Want Needs Giving Feels School Reading Teacher Students Reader High School Lists Ownership Reluctant School Teachers High School Teachers

Author:Dave Eggers

“When I'm doing work online or on the computer, it's one thing. When I want to read, I want to go elsewhere, and I want to be away from the screen.”

Want One Thing Computer Screens Online Elsewhere

Author:Dave Eggers

“If you want to write about people, you can make it up. But if you spend time talking to someone and examining what it is you want to write about, you discover a level of detail that you wouldn't have noticed otherwise.”

People Ifs Want Writing Levels Talking Details End Times Spend Time Examining Talking To Someone

Author:Dave Eggers

About the Author

Born: March 12, 1970
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 251

Books & Sources

What is the WhatRelated source material

You Shall Know Our VelocityRelated source material

The CircleRelated source material

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering GeniusRelated source material

A Hologram for the KingRelated source material

A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius: A Memoir Based on a True StoryRelated source material

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius: Picador ClassicRelated source material

ZeitounRelated source material

How We Are HungryRelated source material

Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever?Related source material

Similar Authors

George SaundersBrowse related quotes
David LevithanBrowse related quotes
Stephen KingBrowse related quotes
Sandra CisnerosBrowse related quotes
Chuck KlostermanBrowse related quotes
Paul AusterBrowse related quotes
Angelina JolieBrowse related quotes
Kristen StewartBrowse related quotes
David SedarisBrowse related quotes
Salman RushdieBrowse related quotes