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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'.

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“Ty swept his arms around, encompassing everything around them, the vast campus above. “All this. The fucking shark that eats the world.”

World Social Media Surveillance Shark The Circle

Book:The Circle

Source: The Circle

“I was trying to make the web more civil. I was trying to make it more elegant. I got rid of anonymity. I combined a thousand disparate elements into one unified system. But I didn’t picture a world where Circle membership was mandatory, where all government and all life was channeled through one network.”

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Book:The Circle

Source: The Circle

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

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Author:Dave Eggers

“How had this happened? Everyone in the world knew more than us, about everything, and this I hated then found hugely comforting.”

World Found Happened Hated Comforting

Book:You Shall Know Our Velocity

Source: You Shall Know Our Velocity

“The key thing is managed awareness of your role in the world and history. Think too much and you know you are nothing. Think just enough and you know you are small, but important to some. That's the best you can do.”

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Book:A Hologram for the King

Source: A Hologram for the King

“They were so in love with the world, and so disappointed in every aspect of it.”

World Aspect Disappointed

Book:A Hologram for the King

Source: A Hologram for the King

“Most people would trade everything they know, everyone they know- they'd trade it all to know they've been seen, and acknowledged, that they might even be remembered. We all know we die. We all know the world is too big for us to be significant. So all we have is the hope of being seen, or heard, even for a moment.”

People Knows World Moments Bigs Might Heard Trade Significant Remembered

Author:Dave Eggers

“I think almost every writer in the world would hope that books would be always talked about with respect and civility and depth and seriousness.”

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Author:Dave Eggers

“It was called the Middle Ages, the Dark Ages. If not for the monks, everything the world had ever learned would have been lost. Well, we live in a similar time, when we're losing the vast majority of what we do and see and learn. But it doesn't have to be that way.”

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Book:The Circle

Source: The Circle

“Write your goddamned book now. The world awaits.”

World Writing Book

Author:Dave Eggers

“Why shouldn’t your curiosity about the world be rewarded?”

World Curiosity

Book:The Circle

Source: The Circle

About the Author

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

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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

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

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