All George Saunders Quotes
- Life is short, very short, and what are we doing here if not trying to become more generous and loving? Generous
- The artist’s job, I think, is to be a conduit for mystery. Artist
- I still believe that capitalism is too harsh and I believe that, even within that, there is a lot of satisfaction and beauty if you… All
- Stay alert. The big moral crossroads in your life may not come labeled as such. Alert
- My heartfelt wish for you: as you get older, your self will diminish and you will grow in love. Diminish
- Kindness, it turns out, is hard - it starts out all rainbows and puppy dogs, and expands to include . . . well, EVERYTHING. All
- If you at least try to do the things that excite you, it will make you a more expansive and present person - you’ll feel,… End
- I think that's one of the maybe under-discussed aspects of process - the difference between a good writing day and a bad one is the… Aspect
- Dear world, I am leaving because I am bored. Bored
- I am essential to the theater, Essential
- This is no time to act like a gentleman. I am a cad and shall react like one. Act
- Success is like a mountain in front of you that keeps growing. If you're not careful, it will take up your whole life. Careful
- Live. Let nothing be lost upon you. Be afraid of nothing. Afraid
- Night was falling. Birds were singing. Birds were, it occurred to me to say, enacting a frantic celebration of day's end. They were manifesting as… Accident
- From across the woods, as if by common accord, birds left their trees and darted upward. I joined them, flew amount them, they did not… Accord
- Working with language is a means by which we can identify the bullshit within ourselves (and others). Bullshit
- Twitter is a deliberate abstention. Somehow I hate the idea of there always being, in the back of my mind, this little voice saying: 'Oh,… Abstention
- The contours of the coming disaster expanded to include the deaths of all present. All
- A work of art is something produced by a person, but is not that person — it is of her, but is not her. It’s… Art
- The actor is not quite a human being-but then, who is? Acting
- Acting is like roller skating. Once you know how to do it, it is neither stimulating nor exciting. Acting
- 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… All
- And I have finally realized that, you know, it's not a given that my lifespan will accommodate my writing aspirations. It could be that it… Accommodate
- Early on, a story's meaning and rationale seem pretty obvious, but then, as I write it, I realize that I know the meaning/rationale too well,… Early
- When I'm explaining something to you, if I'm being long-winded, and twisty in a non-productive way, I could make you feel vaguely insulted. And you'd… Explaining