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David Ebershoff Books

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David Ebershoff is an American writer born in 1969. His works span various literary genres, including novels, essays, and poetry. Ebershoff is known for his unique narrative style and profound insight into human nature.

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Book:The Danish Girl

Source: The Danish Girl

“Yes, but if I were to look down there what would I see?" "Don't think about it like that," Greta said. "That's not the only thing that makes you Lili.”

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Book:The Danish Girl

Source: The Danish Girl

“Last year when my grandma fell and broke her hip she couldn't paint her toenails anymore. So my grandpa started doing it for her, even after he fell and broke his hip, too. For me, that's love.”

Years Lasts Paint Hips Broke Last Year Grandma Grandpa My Grandma Toenails

Author:David Ebershoff

“I know someone loves me from how they say my name. Like with my mom and dad, when they say "Benjamin" it's like my name is safe in their mouth.”

Knows Names Mom Dad Safe Mouths My Mom Mom And Dad

Author:David Ebershoff

“I trust you have seen the ocean. If you have, then you have witnessed the divine. How barren the ground is in comparison! If I could count the hours I have spent staring out at it! And yet those hours never feel lost. I cannot imagine how else I could refill them were I given a second chance.”

Ifs Feels Lost Given Hours Chance Imagine Divine Ocean Staring If I Could Comparison Second Chance Barren I Trust You Given A Second Chance Refills

Author:David Ebershoff

“I must say a few words about memory. It is full of holes. If you were to lay it out upon a table, it would resemble a scrap of lace. I am a lover of history . . . [but] history has one flaw. It is a subjective art, no less so than poetry or music. . . . The historian writes a truth. The memoirist writes a truth. The novelist writes a truth. And so on. My mother, we both know, wrote a truth in The 19th Wife– a truth that corresponded to her memory and desires. It is not the truth, certainly not. But a truth, yes . . . Her book is a fact. It remains so, even if it is snowflaked with holes.”

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Author:David Ebershoff

“Isn't it interesting what a stranger can offer? A little wisdom, a little mercy, a little love.”

Littles Interesting Offers Mercy Stranger Little Love

Book:The 19th Wife

Source: The 19th Wife

“The agony of martyrdom is almost too much to bear. In the early hours, when the loss is fresh, there is no comfort in knowing Glory will live on. We speak of the martyrs in History but we cannot know the actual pain they suffered in their final living hours. They enter the realm of the mythic, but we must never forget these were men like ourselves. When their flesh is torn, they cry out. They suffer as you or I would suffer, although more bravely. Remember Christ. Although I am now an enemy to Joseph's legacy, I shudder when recalling his pain.”

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Author:David Ebershoff

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Born: 1969
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