“[M]y mother read a horror novel every night. She had read every one in the library. When birthdays and Christmas would come, I would consider buying her a new one, the latest Dean R. Koontz or Stephen King or whatever,… — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
![“[M]y mother read a horror novel every night. She had read every one in the library. When birthdays and Christmas would come, I would consider buying her a new one, the latest Dean R. Koontz or Stephen King or whatever, but I couldn't. I didn't want to encourage her. I couldn't touch my father's…” quote by Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9de/dave-eggers-638_books_m-y-mother-read-a-horror-novel-every-nig_645974.jpg)