A person supporting [Donald]Trump likes Trump. And I think they would say the same about me. — George Saunders Copy Share Image
I think it's basically the same game, although with a public figure like [Donald] Trump I think you are bound to consider… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
I think when you see [Donald] Trump in person, my reaction is you kind of enjoy it. It's kind of an enjoyable… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
Sometimes I just turn on the TV and I'm like, wait a minute, that guy [Donald Trump]? It's incredible that he did… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
When I wrote that [Donald] Trump piece, I had this uncomfortable experience of sensing a lot of things that were nascent, that… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
The one thing I noticed retroactively was that the energy at those Trump rallies was off the charts compared to the Hillary… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
"Kindness" can mean a lot of different things. In this case, I felt I had to present his [Donald Trump's] supporters in… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
I don't know how you feel, but I feel like writing, clarity of thought, and truth have been validated because we see… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
Both [Donald] Trump and Bernie [Sanders] got to this idea of the vanishing middle class sooner and with more passion than more… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
I think we need leadership that can gently and with affection remind us of what we Americans mostly agree upon: civility, kindness,… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
The weird thing was that I went to Trump rallies thinking I was going to run into militant, right wing, racist people… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
One of the things I noticed about the Trump supporters was a lot of projected fear. I can't tell you how many… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
Success is like a mountain in front of you that keeps growing. If you're not careful, it will take up your whole life. — George Saunders Copy Share Image
“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,… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
“None of it was real; nothing was real. Everything was real; inconceivably real, infinitely dear. These and all things started as nothing, latent within… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
“We must see God not as a Him (some linear rewarding fellow) but an IT, a great beast beyond our understanding, who wants something… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
America, to me, should be shouting all the time, a bunch of shouting voices, most of them wrong, some of them nuts, but please,… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
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… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
Whatever your supposed politics are - left, right - if you put it in a human connection, most people will rise to the occasion… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
“A Clinton staffer tells me his theory. Think about Frank Sinatra, he says: born to sing. Think about Willie Mays: born to play ball.… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
We try, we fail, we posture, we aspire, we pontificate - and then we age, shrink, die, and vanish. — George Saunders Copy Share Image
“You were torturing a cat," she says. "With a freaking prod." "A prod I built myself in metal shop," he says. "But of course… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
“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… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
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… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
![“A person supporting [Donald]Trump likes Trump. And I think they would say the same about me.” quote by George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2f9/george-saunders-317_likes_a-person-supporting-donald-trump-likes-t_1264375.jpg)
![“I think it's basically the same game, although with a public figure like [Donald] Trump I think you are bound to consider the public persona rather than the private one. At least that was the case with that piece of writing.” quote by George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e52/george-saunders-317_bounds_i-think-it-s-basically-the-same-game-alt_393973.jpg)
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![“Sometimes I just turn on the TV and I'm like, wait a minute, that guy [Donald Trump]? It's incredible that he did all those things and he still won. It's hard to process.” quote by George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/eb8/george-saunders-317_guy_sometimes-i-just-turn-on-the-tv-and-i-m_2683428.jpg)
![“When I wrote that [Donald] Trump piece, I had this uncomfortable experience of sensing a lot of things that were nascent, that I couldn't quite articulate. And one of them was this move toward anti-intellectualism. An anti-love move, even.” quote by George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9cc/george-saunders-317_anti-love_when-i-wrote-that-donald-trump-piece-i-h_816340.jpg)
![“"Kindness" can mean a lot of different things. In this case, I felt I had to present his [Donald Trump's] supporters in as fair a light as possible - many of them hadn't been interviewed before and that entailed some interviewer-courtesy in the editing and so on.” quote by George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cea/george-saunders-317_cases_kindness-can-mean-a-lot-of-different-thi_892260.jpg)
![“Both [Donald] Trump and Bernie [Sanders] got to this idea of the vanishing middle class sooner and with more passion than more mainstream politicians, and benefited from it. The difference, of course, is that Bernie understood this in a more compassionate framework, and talked about it in…” quote by George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/802/george-saunders-317_action_both-donald-trump-and-bernie-sanders-got_2423291.jpg)
