George Saunders Quotes

We have that illusion that we are 'deciding' what to make a character do, in order to 'convey our message' or something like that. But, at least in my experience, you are often more like a river-rafting guide who's been paid a bonus to purposely steer your clients into the roughest possible water.

George Saunders

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 2, 1958

Topics

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The gospel funk soul era, that's what I'm obsessed with - pretty much all the '70s through early '80s.

Jim James

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Sometimes a serendipitous reaction occurs when a network asks you if you have any ideas for a series, at a time when your creative flow is working in that direction.

Joe Murray

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The day people around me stop questioning my character is the day my character begins to grow vulnerable.

John Ortberg

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I grew up in Georgia, in a small town in the southwest corner of Georgia, actually, called Sylvester.

Sue Monk Kidd

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I dream for a living. Once a month the sky falls on my head, I come to, and I see another movie I want to make.

Steven Spielberg

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It would take enormous expertise for Amazon to win in every category. Do you think McDonald's could be number one in hamburgers, seafood, and Chinese food?

Masayoshi Son

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Long walks on the beach are the supposed holy grail of a romantic evening. The beach becomes a kind of utopia - the place where all our dreams come true.

Roxane Gay

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I think the best acting is when you allow yourself to be kind of vulnerable in the moment.

Michael Sheen

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I guess more than anything, I just realized, okay, one day I had a home to live in and my family around me. The next day, I did not.

Liz Murray

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In the fields of southwest Iowa, my parents and grandparents worked and sacrificed. Like so many Iowans, the American Dream for them was never about wealth or fame. Their dream was to leave their children and grandchildren a better life, with greater opportunity, than their own.

Joni Ernst

LifeOpportunityChildrenParents

I am exhausted by traditional memoir. I am exhausted by the architecture of the conventional novel.

David Shields

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I do not bow. I do not obey. I do not 'worship.'

Brendan Myers

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