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Quotes from What is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng — Dave Eggers

born 1970 United States

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The pain is not great. But the symbolism is disagreeable.

What is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng (2006)

Humans are divided between those who can still look through the eyes of youth and those who cannot. Though it causes me frequent pain, I find it very easy to place myself in the shoes of almost any boy, and can conjure my own youth with an ease that is troublesome.

What is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng (2006)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Dave Eggers (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.