I had grown up as a fan of Studs Terkel. In Chicago he sort of looms large and is mentioned often. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes chicago fan grow
People are strange, but more than that, they're good. They're good first, then strange. Dave Eggers goodpeoplestrange Change image and share on social
It's not that our family has no taste, it's just that our family's taste is inconsistent. Dave Eggers familyinconsistenttaste Change image and share on social
Every time I get through the work on a book of nonfiction, I say I'll never do it again; it takes so much out of you. Dave Eggers booknonfictiontake Change image and share on social
Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist. So yeah, I was always a fan. Jeffrey Wright culturedirtyfan Change image and share on social
From 1961 to 1964, I was fortunate enough to work at a think tank in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago. As a writer and editor, I reported in a publication about the thinkers. Our offices were in a former mansion; I worked in what had been the ballroom. As I sat typing my copy, I imagined the dancers waltzing. Karen DeCrow ballroomchicagocopy share on social
You make your first album, you make some money, and you feel like you still have to show face, like 'I still go to the projects.' I'm like, why? Your job is to inspire people from your neighborhood to get out. You grew up there. What makes you think it's so cool? Jay-Z albumcoolface share on social