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I had grown up as a fan of Studs Terkel. In Chicago he sort of looms large and is mentioned often.
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Dave Eggers
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: March 12
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Every time I get through the work on a book of nonfiction, I say I'll never do it again it takes so much out of you.
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We would oppose the turning of the planet and refuse the setting of the sun.
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Loneliness is just a thing that I'm not personally interested in. So far, it hasn't been on my docket of things to write about.
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No one’s forcing you to do this. You willingly tie yourself to these leashes. And you willingly become utterly socially autistic. You no longer pick up on basic human communication clues. You’re at a table with three humans, all of whom are looking at you and trying to talk to you, and you’re staring at a screen, searching for strangers in Dubai.
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