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"Eat the Document" Quotes

"Eat the Document" by Dana Spiotta follows the intertwined lives of two 1970s radicals who go underground after a failed protest, exploring themes of identity, memory, and the consequences of political activism.

fiction | 306 pages | Published in 2006

Quotes

We are all haunted by something — something we did, something we wish we could undo.

Dana Spiotta

regretpast

People are like books, some deceive you with their covers, others surprise you with their contents.

Dana Spiotta

perceptionjudgment

Every moment of freedom carries the risk of being lost.

Dana Spiotta

freedomrisk

Sometimes it's the only place to hide, the most obvious place.

Dana Spiotta

hidingobvious

The world is full of invisible walls, separating us from what we desire.

Dana Spiotta

barriersdesire

To find truth, you must lose your fear of being lost.

Dana Spiotta

truthfear

The lies we tell ourselves are the most dangerous.

Dana Spiotta

self-deceptiontruth

Every revolution is a story of the past and a dream of the future.

Dana Spiotta

revolutionchange

We construct our own prisons, brick by brick, thought by thought.

Dana Spiotta

prisonself-imprisonment

Hope is a dangerous thing; it can drive you to madness or salvation.

Dana Spiotta

hopemadness