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George Saunders quotes

American Writer December 2, 1958

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To me, the writer's main job is to just make the story unscroll in such a way that the reader is snared - she's right there, seeing things happen and caring about them. And if you dedicate yourself to this job, the meanings more or less take care of themselves. That's the theory, anyway. George Saunders
George Saunders quote: "Don't think of yourself as a surrogate mule, think of yourself..."
Don't think of yourself as a surrogate mule, think of yourself as an entrepreneur of the physical. George Saunders
The cool parts - the parts that have won Dubai its reputation as 'the Vegas of the Middle East' or 'the Venice of the Middle East' or 'the Disney World of the Middle East, if Disney World were the size of San Francisco and out in a desert' - have been built in the last ten years. George Saunders
What a powerful thing to know: That one's own desires are mappable onto strangers; that what one finds in oneself will most certainly be found in The Other. George Saunders
George Saunders quote: "Irony is just honesty with the volume cranked up."
Irony is just honesty with the volume cranked up. George Saunders
George Saunders quote: "In spite of the strife the stars were bright as crystal."
In spite of the strife the stars were bright as crystal. George Saunders
George Saunders quote: "Character is that sum total of moments we can't explain."
Character is that sum total of moments we can't explain. George Saunders
George Saunders quote: "There might be a different model for a literary community..."
There might be a different model for a literary community that's quicker, more real-time, and involves more spontaneity. George Saunders
George Saunders quote: "We try, we fail, we posture, we aspire, we pontificate - and..."
We try, we fail, we posture, we aspire, we pontificate - and then we age, shrink, die, and vanish. George Saunders
George Saunders quote: "Back in 1992, I had my first story accepted by 'The New Yorker.'"
Back in 1992, I had my first story accepted by 'The New Yorker.' George Saunders
George Saunders quote: "When I write I know that I'm going to have to produce 40..."
When I write I know that I'm going to have to produce 40 percent more than I need. George Saunders
This may be the one clear truth of the so-called border issue: Put a poor country next to a rich one and watch which way the traffic flows. Add impediments, the traffic endeavors to flow around them. Eilimate disparity. the traffic stops. George Saunders
A John Updike is a once-in-a-generation phenomenon, if that generation is lucky: so comfortable in so many genres, the same lively, generous intelligence suffusing all he did. George Saunders
George Saunders quote: "He was like the bed at a party on which they pile the coats."
He was like the bed at a party on which they pile the coats. George Saunders
George Saunders quote: "Developing our sympathetic compassion is not only possible but..."
Developing our sympathetic compassion is not only possible but the only reason for us to be here on earth. George Saunders

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