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I had forgotten that, and so many things. How could I put everything down on paper? It seemed impossible. No matter what, the majority of life would be left out of this story, this sliver of a version of the life I'd known. But I tried anyway.

Dave Eggers

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Dave Eggers
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: March 12
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