— Mr. Churchill you were given a mission. — Yes — I want to… - Dave Eggers

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— Mr. Churchill you were given a mission. — Yes — I want to have been given your mission. I want your place in world events, the centrality of it. You were born in the cradle of a catapult! — You are wrong. I found my mission. — I disagree. — If you must. — Tell me: where is my mission? Where are my bunkers and trenches, my goddamn Gallipoli?

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Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor and publisher.

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