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> [I first became familiar with Dave Eggers's work when I was living in San Francisco and enrolled at USF's MFA Program.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bernard-frost/i-first-became-familiar-with-dave-eggers-s-work-when-i-was-living-in/)

[James Bernard Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bernard-frost/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f0/james-bernard-frost-42711_became_i-first-became-familiar-with-dave-eggers_1173868.jpg)

> [Now Dave Eggers, if you lived in San Francisco, is not an easy person to be done with. Everyone - and by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bernard-frost/now-dave-eggers-if-you-lived-in-san-francisco-is-not-an-easy-person/)

[James Bernard Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bernard-frost/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/james-bernard-frost-42711_also_now-dave-eggers-if-you-lived-in-san-fran_1450099.jpg)

> [I love Dave Eggers. I hate Dave Eggers. If I could become any other living writer, I would answer faster than anyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bernard-frost/i-love-dave-eggers-i-hate-dave-eggers-if-i-could-become-any-other/)

[James Bernard Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bernard-frost/)

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## Other authors on Dave

## More by James Bernard Frost

> [“The saddest thing about selling out is just how cheaply most of us do it for.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bernard-frost/the-saddest-thing-about-selling-out-is-just-how-cheaply-most-of-us-do/)

[James Bernard Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bernard-frost/)

> [I had just turned 28 and sold my first book, a travel guide for vegetarians, but I'd tell people about the day job that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bernard-frost/i-had-just-turned-28-and-sold-my-first-book-a-travel-guide-for/)

[James Bernard Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bernard-frost/)

> [For everyone I know who is a writer, there was some awkward time in their lives when they had to learn to call themselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bernard-frost/for-everyone-i-know-who-is-a-writer-there-was-some-awkward-time-in/)

[James Bernard Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bernard-frost/)

> [I first became familiar with Dave Eggers's work when I was living in San Francisco and enrolled at USF's MFA Program.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bernard-frost/i-first-became-familiar-with-dave-eggers-s-work-when-i-was-living-in/)

[James Bernard Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bernard-frost/)

> [Now Dave Eggers, if you lived in San Francisco, is not an easy person to be done with. Everyone - and by everyone, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bernard-frost/now-dave-eggers-if-you-lived-in-san-francisco-is-not-an-easy-person/)

[James Bernard Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bernard-frost/)

> [Once the travel guide came out and won an award, once I got an MFA in creative writing, once I sold my next novel,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bernard-frost/once-the-travel-guide-came-out-and-won-an-award-once-i-got-an-mfa-in/)

[James Bernard Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bernard-frost/)

> [“If ever you should have an epiphany – and I think you know what I’m talking about – latch onto it, no matter how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bernard-frost/if-ever-you-should-have-an-epiphany-and-i-think-you-know-what-i-m/)

[James Bernard Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bernard-frost/)

> [Whatever one thinks of Twitter, the Friday Reads hashtag is kind of a cool tradition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bernard-frost/whatever-one-thinks-of-twitter-the-friday-reads-hashtag-is-kind-of-a/)

[James Bernard Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bernard-frost/)

> [I'm at my best when I'm being genuine and sincere, and reading my material straight up to an audience that wants to listen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bernard-frost/i-m-at-my-best-when-i-m-being-genuine-and-sincere-and-reading-my/)

[James Bernard Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bernard-frost/)

> [I love Dave Eggers. I hate Dave Eggers. If I could become any other living writer, I would answer faster than anyone else in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bernard-frost/i-love-dave-eggers-i-hate-dave-eggers-if-i-could-become-any-other/)

[James Bernard Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bernard-frost/)

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