• Having lost people when they were young, you feel intimately acquainted with mortality, I guess. Though I procrastinate worse than anybody.

    Dave Eggers: Having lost people when they were young, you feel intimately acquainted with mortality, I guess. Though I procrastinate worse than anybody.
    "Dave Eggers: From 'staggering genius' to America's conscience". Interview with Rachel Cooke, www.theguardian.com. March 6, 2010.