Dave Eggers: "You couldn't measure it..."

"You couldn't measure it. You could say it was worth nothing - or you could say millions - and both would make sense."

–Dave Eggers, You Shall Know Our Velocity

Dave Eggers: "This is the truth..."

"This is the truth, and it's either unromantic or infinitely more romantic than you can imagine."

–Dave Eggers, You Shall Know Our Velocity

Dave Eggers: "Wait until you're older..."

"Wait until you’re older to try something like this – a lot older, I think - but then don’t wait much longer… I can’t believe we waited so long ourselves."

–Dave Eggers, You Shall Know Our Velocity

Dave Eggers: "Oh, to live among..."

"Oh, to live among peacocks. I’d seen them once in person and they defied so many laws of color and gravity that they had to be mad geniuses waiting to take over everything."

–Dave Eggers, You Shall Know Our Velocity

Dave Eggers: "Your job is to..."

"Your job is to be human. First, be human."

–Dave Eggers, You Shall Know Our Velocity

Dave Eggers: "He had calm where..."

"He had calm where I had chaos and wisdom where I had just a huge gaping always-moving mouth."

–Dave Eggers, You Shall Know Our Velocity