--- title: "11 Every day Quotes By Dave Eggers" description: "11 Every day quotes by Dave Eggers. Plus more from Dave Eggers and more Every day sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/474/dave-eggers-638_every-day_we-are-all-feeding-from-each-other-all-t_1648768.png" --- > [We are all feeding from each other, all the time, every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/we-are-all-feeding-from-each-other-all-the-time-every-day/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/474/dave-eggers-638_every-day_we-are-all-feeding-from-each-other-all-t_1648768.png) > [I'm interested in the human impact of the giant foot of misplaced government. After all, we encounter it every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/i-m-interested-in-the-human-impact-of-the-giant-foot-of-misplaced/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3e/dave-eggers-638_encounters_i-m-interested-in-the-human-impact-of-th_241558.png) > [And what we were trying to offer every day was one-on-one attention. The goal was to have a one-to-one ratio with every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/and-what-we-were-trying-to-offer-every-day-was-one-on-one-attention/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/571/dave-eggers-638_attention_and-what-we-were-trying-to-offer-every-d_118170.jpg) > [“The one big surprise is that as it turns out, God is the sun. It makes sense, if you think about it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/the-one-big-surprise-is-that-as-it-turns-out-god-is-the-sun-it-makes/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ee/dave-eggers-638_big-sur_the-one-big-surprise-is-that-as-it-turns_417776.png) > [“Every day some scientist discovered a new species of frog or waterlily, and that, too, seemed to confirm some divine showman, some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/every-day-some-scientist-discovered-a-new-species-of-frog-or/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/030/dave-eggers-638_every-day_every-day-some-scientist-discovered-a-ne_1928457.jpg) > [And we will be ready, at the end of every day will be ready, will not say no to anything, will try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/and-we-will-be-ready-at-the-end-of-every-day-will-be-ready-will-not/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fab/dave-eggers-638_air_and-we-will-be-ready-at-the-end-of-every_2046964.png) > [“Please look. Can you see us? Can you see us, in our little red car? Picture us from above, as if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/please-look-can-you-see-us-can-you-see-us-in-our-little-red-car/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e9/dave-eggers-638_every-day_please-look-can-you-see-us-can-you-see-u_1606440.png) > [“The world, every day, is New. Only for those born in, say, 1870 or so, can there be a meaningful use of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/the-world-every-day-is-new-only-for-those-born-in-say-1870-or-so-can/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e30/dave-eggers-638_art_the-world-every-day-is-new-only-for-thos_2567884.jpg) > [“I will tell these stories...because to do anything else would be something less than human. I speak to these people, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/i-will-tell-these-stories-because-to-do-anything-else-would-be/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/042/dave-eggers-638_every-day_i-will-tell-these-stories-because-to-do_472880.jpg) > [“Whatever I do, however I find a way to live, I will tell these stories. I have spoken to every person I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/whatever-i-do-however-i-find-a-way-to-live-i-will-tell-these-stories/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f38/dave-eggers-638_difficult-days_whatever-i-do-however-i-find-a-way-to-li_1350028.jpg) > [“When my parents passed on, and we read their wills, we discovered something we didn’t at all expect, especially from our devoutly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/when-my-parents-passed-on-and-we-read-their-wills-we-discovered/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce8/dave-eggers-638_cadavers_when-my-parents-passed-on-and-we-read-th_654567.jpg) ## Other authors on Every day ## More by Dave Eggers > [“4. THE CRUMBLING WALL (Hamburger, prepared medium well, with bacon and barbecue sauce. Courtesy of that place on Solano, where, it should be mentioned,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/4-the-crumbling-wall-hamburger-prepared-medium-well-with-bacon-and/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) > [“LOW-FLYING, QUICK-MOVING CLOUDS: I haven't long to live. TREETOPS, ROUNDED AND ROUGH: That's probably true. LOW-FLYING, QUICK-MOVING CLOUDS: I won't even make it to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/low-flying-quick-moving-clouds-i-haven-t-long-to-live-treetops/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) > [But the grind has begun. The windows don’t open, and even the availability of near-constant jokes about Jews and Mormons fails to stem the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/but-the-grind-has-begun-the-windows-don-t-open-and-even-the/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) > [“One button for the rest of your life online.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/one-button-for-the-rest-of-your-life-online/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) > [We feel that to reveal embarrassing or private things, we have given someone something, that, like a primitive person fearing that a photographer will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/we-feel-that-to-reveal-embarrassing-or-private-things-we-have-given/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) > [I think I'm far too hopeful and trusting. That's something I got from my mum.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/i-think-i-m-far-too-hopeful-and-trusting-that-s-something-i-got-from/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) > [“Overnight, all comment boards became civil, all posters held accountable. The trolls, who had more or less overtaken the internet, were driven back into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/overnight-all-comment-boards-became-civil-all-posters-held/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) > [“Have we wasted precious space dust on you?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/have-we-wasted-precious-space-dust-on-you/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) > [“What can one do with one's hands when the camera is interested in other things?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/what-can-one-do-with-one-s-hands-when-the-camera-is-interested-in/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) > [“The money that could have saved the Shuttle, and the money we send to random countries, that we use to remake unchangeable countries ten…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/the-money-that-could-have-saved-the-shuttle-and-the-money-we-send-to/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) > [Write your goddamned book now. The world awaits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/write-your-goddamned-book-now-the-world-awaits/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) > [The only infallible truth of our lives is that everything we love in life will be taken from us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/the-only-infallible-truth-of-our-lives-is-that-everything-we-love-in/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) > [“First of all: I am tired. I am true of heart! And Also: You are tired. You are true of heart!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/first-of-all-i-am-tired-i-am-true-of-heart-and-also-you-are-tired-you/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) > [And what we were trying to offer every day was one-on-one attention. The goal was to have a one-to-one ratio with every one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/and-what-we-were-trying-to-offer-every-day-was-one-on-one-attention/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) > [Suffering is only suffering if it’s done in silence, in solitude. Pain experienced in public, in view of loving millions, was no longer pain.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/suffering-is-only-suffering-if-it-s-done-in-silence-in-solitude-pain/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/every-day/dave-eggers/#itemlist", "name": "11 Every day Quotes By Dave Eggers", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We are all feeding from each other, all the time, every day.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dave Eggers" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/we-are-all-feeding-from-each-other-all-the-time-every-day/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/474/dave-eggers-638_every-day_we-are-all-feeding-from-each-other-all-t_1648768.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/474/dave-eggers-638_every-day_we-are-all-feeding-from-each-other-all-t_1648768.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/474/dave-eggers-638_every-day_we-are-all-feeding-from-each-other-all-t_1648768.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We are all feeding from each other, all the time, every day.” — Dave Eggers", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm interested in the human impact of the giant foot of misplaced government. 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It would be almost as impossible as you pretending that I do not exist.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dave Eggers" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/i-will-tell-these-stories-because-to-do-anything-else-would-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/042/dave-eggers-638_every-day_i-will-tell-these-stories-because-to-do_472880.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/042/dave-eggers-638_every-day_i-will-tell-these-stories-because-to-do_472880.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/042/dave-eggers-638_every-day_i-will-tell-these-stories-because-to-do_472880.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I will tell these stories...because to do anything else would be something less than human. 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