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He must trust, and he must have faith. And so he builds, because what is building, and rebuilding and rebuilding again, but an act of faith?

Dave Eggers

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Dave Eggers
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: March 12
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Journalist
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Boston
Massachusetts
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