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title: "36 Knows Quotes By George Saunders"
description: "36 Knows quotes by George Saunders. Plus more from George Saunders and more Knows sayings from other authors."
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> [We all think we know what happens after death. But maybe it's going to be not only weird but also dorky and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/we-all-think-we-know-what-happens-after-death-but-maybe-it-s-going-to/)

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> [ I like \[Barak\] Obama. I like him. So how far does rationality help to persuade anybody? You know, I'm not so sure. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/i-like-barak-obama-i-like-him-so-how-far-does-rationality-help-to/)

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> [So here's something I know to be true, although it's a little corny, and I don't quite know what to do with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/so-here-s-something-i-know-to-be-true-although-it-s-a-little-corny/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [I'm always nice when I do drugs. But, you know, I'm nicer on the drug called "writing."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/i-m-always-nice-when-i-do-drugs-but-you-know-i-m-nicer-on-the-drug/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [Whether you're eighteen or sixty, in a certain way, whatever you know is valid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/whether-you-re-eighteen-or-sixty-in-a-certain-way-whatever-you-know/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [Equality has always been extant but some of us just didn't know it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/equality-has-always-been-extant-but-some-of-us-just-didn-t-know-it/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [I know that my only chance at any kind of depth or profundity is to linger within the story, trying to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/i-know-that-my-only-chance-at-any-kind-of-depth-or-profundity-is-to/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [I have finally realized that, you know, it's not a given that my lifespan will accommodate my writing aspirations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/i-have-finally-realized-that-you-know-it-s-not-a-given-that-my/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [Every writer knows that when you're imitating somebody - you know, you're sounding like Faulkner - you're doing pretty good, but your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/every-writer-knows-that-when-you-re-imitating-somebody-you-know-you/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [We've got a real problem with social media that we didn't know we were going to have. It's almost like the demons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/we-ve-got-a-real-problem-with-social-media-that-we-didn-t-know-we/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [To understand any plea for further consideration of a group you don't know anything about to be some form of, quote, political…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/to-understand-any-plea-for-further-consideration-of-a-group-you-don-t/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [As a fiction writer, one of things you learn is God lives in specificity. You know, human kindness is increased as we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/as-a-fiction-writer-one-of-things-you-learn-is-god-lives-in/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [If I go to the coffee shop and have a nice interaction with the barista, I don't know what that does for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/if-i-go-to-the-coffee-shop-and-have-a-nice-interaction-with-the/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [Do not really like rich people, as they make us poor people feel dopey and inadequate. Not that we are poor. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/do-not-really-like-rich-people-as-they-make-us-poor-people-feel-dopey/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [That's the only way that I can figure out how to live, is to say, "Well, I don't know what this adds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/that-s-the-only-way-that-i-can-figure-out-how-to-live-is-to-say-well/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [I know what it feels like to be in that middle and lower-middle class, and feel like the culture is passing you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/i-know-what-it-feels-like-to-be-in-that-middle-and-lower-middle-class/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [ I think that tri \[to Ram Bahadur Bomjon\] was the first time I'd even seen something that made me think, or really… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/i-think-that-tri-to-ram-bahadur-bomjon-was-the-first-time-i-d-even/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [I always cheerfully say, "Well, you know, the species is adapting, and whatever it needs to do, it'll do," but I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/i-always-cheerfully-say-well-you-know-the-species-is-adapting-and/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [My general approach to writing fiction is that you try to have as few conceptual notions as possible and you just respond…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/my-general-approach-to-writing-fiction-is-that-you-try-to-have-as-few/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [On a more technical level, a story takes a lot of words. And to generate words and phrases and images and so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/on-a-more-technical-level-a-story-takes-a-lot-of-words-and-to/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [I don't know how you feel, but I feel like writing, clarity of thought, and truth have been validated because we see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/i-don-t-know-how-you-feel-but-i-feel-like-writing-clarity-of-thought/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [That luminous part of you that exists beyond personality - your soul, if you will - is as bright and shining as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/that-luminous-part-of-you-that-exists-beyond-personality-your-soul-if/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [Each of us is born with a series of built-in confusions that are probably somehow Darwinian. These are: (1) we're central to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/each-of-us-is-born-with-a-series-of-built-in-confusions-that-are/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [I love story-writing because I can (more or less, on occasion) actually DO it. That's really the truth. I like the idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/i-love-story-writing-because-i-can-more-or-less-on-occasion-actually/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [All I really know in nonfiction is that when I come home, I've got all these notes and I'm trying to figure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/all-i-really-know-in-nonfiction-is-that-when-i-come-home-i-ve-got-all/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [That's what a story must feel like to me. It's not, "I want to write about a gravedigger." But you're walking along…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/that-s-what-a-story-must-feel-like-to-me-it-s-not-i-want-to-write/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [It is very easy for us to go, you know, "I am being cruel to be kind," when really we are just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/it-is-very-easy-for-us-to-go-you-know-i-am-being-cruel-to-be-kind/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [I would kind of, you know, go stand next to some unlucky guy and say eventually, Hi, I'm George. You know, I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/i-would-kind-of-you-know-go-stand-next-to-some-unlucky-guy-and-say/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [I don't know about transformation. But scientifically you can say: Well, it doesn't seem to hurt anybody. Personally I've been cheered by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/i-don-t-know-about-transformation-but-scientifically-you-can-say-well/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [One of the ways that we cope with anxiety is by over planning and over controlling. If we know where it's going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/one-of-the-ways-that-we-cope-with-anxiety-is-by-over-planning-and/)

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> [I know this will sound naïve, but I often wonder what America would be like if our national ethos was simply to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/i-know-this-will-sound-na-ve-but-i-often-wonder-what-america-would-be/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [My mind has an obsessive, neurotic quality, but I also have a very hard work ethic. I know that a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/my-mind-has-an-obsessive-neurotic-quality-but-i-also-have-a-very-hard/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [Now, we don't really believe these things - intellectually we know better - but we believe them viscerally, and live by them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/now-we-don-t-really-believe-these-things-intellectually-we-know/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [If you understand writing as primarily engaging an imaginary reader, well, you've kind of been doing that your whole life. You walk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/if-you-understand-writing-as-primarily-engaging-an-imaginary-reader/)

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> [There's also a way that you have of being precise but also allusive, that works well for me - it's something about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/there-s-also-a-way-that-you-have-of-being-precise-but-also-allusive/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [I think it is time for a new pride in the intellectual life, and a new impatience with people who take pride…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/i-think-it-is-time-for-a-new-pride-in-the-intellectual-life-and-a-new/)

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## Other authors on Knows

## More by George Saunders

> [Success is like a mountain in front of you that keeps growing. If you're not careful, it will take up your whole life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/success-is-like-a-mountain-in-front-of-you-that-keeps-growing-if-you/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

> [“Wow wow wow is all I can say! Remember how I always buy lunchtime Scratch-Off ticket? Have I said? Maybe did not say? Well,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/wow-wow-wow-is-all-i-can-say-remember-how-i-always-buy-lunchtime/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

> [“None of it was real; nothing was real. Everything was real; inconceivably real, infinitely dear. These and all things started as nothing, latent within…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/none-of-it-was-real-nothing-was-real-everything-was-real/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

> [“We must see God not as a Him (some linear rewarding fellow) but an IT, a great beast beyond our understanding, who wants something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/we-must-see-god-not-as-a-him-some-linear-rewarding-fellow-but-an-it-a/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

> [America, to me, should be shouting all the time, a bunch of shouting voices, most of them wrong, some of them nuts, but please,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/america-to-me-should-be-shouting-all-the-time-a-bunch-of-shouting/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

> [In my case, when I am trying to be "kind" I often default in a sort of toothless loving-all stance that is, actually, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/in-my-case-when-i-am-trying-to-be-kind-i-often-default-in-a-sort-of/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

> [Whatever your supposed politics are - left, right - if you put it in a human connection, most people will rise to the occasion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/whatever-your-supposed-politics-are-left-right-if-you-put-it-in-a/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

> [“A Clinton staffer tells me his theory. Think about Frank Sinatra, he says: born to sing. Think about Willie Mays: born to play ball.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/a-clinton-staffer-tells-me-his-theory-think-about-frank-sinatra-he/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

> [We try, we fail, we posture, we aspire, we pontificate - and then we age, shrink, die, and vanish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/we-try-we-fail-we-posture-we-aspire-we-pontificate-and-then-we-age/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

> [“You were torturing a cat," she says. "With a freaking prod." "A prod I built myself in metal shop," he says. "But of course…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/you-were-torturing-a-cat-she-says-with-a-freaking-prod-a-prod-i-built/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

> [“Rachel got up and did this happy little shuffle, like she was some cheerful farmer chick who'd just stepped outside to find the hick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/rachel-got-up-and-did-this-happy-little-shuffle-like-she-was-some/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

> [What America is, to me, is a guy doesn't want to buy, you let him not buy, you respect his not buying. A guy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/what-america-is-to-me-is-a-guy-doesn-t-want-to-buy-you-let-him-not/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

> [What good the prophet in the wilderness may do is incremental and personal. It's good for us to hear someone speak the irrational truth.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/what-good-the-prophet-in-the-wilderness-may-do-is-incremental-and/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

> [We're in the transition between birth and death. But the one that people often know about is the transition between the moment of death…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/we-re-in-the-transition-between-birth-and-death-but-the-one-that/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

> [You don't want to be that parent - the one who dresses his kid in a cloth sack when all the other kids are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/you-don-t-want-to-be-that-parent-the-one-who-dresses-his-kid-in-a/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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