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"I think almost every writer in the world would hope that books would be always talked about with respect and civility and depth and seriousness."

Dave Eggers on Respect

More quotes about Respect

• "An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law."

  Martin Luther King, Jr. on Respect

• "Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized."

  Albert Einstein on Respect

• "Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized."

  Albert Einstein on Respect

• "Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery."

  Malcolm X on Respect

• "If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem."

  Abraham Lincoln on Respect

More quotes by Dave Eggers

• "To me, the print business model is so simple, where readers pay a dollar for all the content within, and that supports the enterprise."

• "McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book-as-object."

• "It was just an idea I had, that it could be cool to have a book covered in fake fur."

• "But while mum and dad were incredibly caring, it was also a very chaotic household where everyone fought about everything. So I know what it's like to internalize all that chaos."

• "McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book-as-object."