# Quote — Dave Eggers, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

> Matter of fact, the first three or four chapters are all some of you might want to bother with. That gets you to page 123 or so, which is a nice length, a nice novella sort of length.

- Author: [Dave Eggers](https://www.leafyquotes.com/dave-eggers.md)
- Book: [A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius](https://www.leafyquotes.com/dave-eggers/a-heartbreaking-work-of-staggering-genius.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/dave-eggers/a-heartbreaking-work-of-staggering-genius/matter-of-fact

## More from this book

> . . . I’ll raise my arms and give you my chest and throat and wait, and I’ve been so old for so long for you, for you, I want it fast and right through me— Oh do it, do it you motherfuckers do it you fuckers finally, finally, finally.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/dave-eggers/a-heartbreaking-work-of-staggering-genius/ill-raise-my-arms.md)

> First of all:
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> I am tired.
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> I am true of heart!
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> And also:
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> You are tired.
>
> You are true of heart!

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/dave-eggers/a-heartbreaking-work-of-staggering-genius/first-of-all.md)

> ‘Listen John—’
>
> ‘Who’s John?’
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> ‘You’re John.’
>
> ‘I’m John?’
>
> ‘Yeah, I changed your name.’

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/dave-eggers/a-heartbreaking-work-of-staggering-genius/listen-john-whos.md)