Quote by George Saunders
If death is in the room, its pretty interesting. But I would also

If death is in the room, its pretty interesting. But I would also say that Im interested in getting myself to believe that its going to happen to me. Im interested in it, because if youre not, youre nuts. Its really de facto what were here to find out about. – George Saunders

Other quotes by George Saunders

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 whos been paid a bonus to purposely steer your clients into the roughest possible water. – George Saunders

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Experience
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I turned 54 this year and I find myself feeling like Im in a bit of a race to get down on paper the way I really feel about life – or the way it has presented to me. And because it has presented to me very beautifully, this is hard. It is technically very hard to show positive manifestations. – George Saunders

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positive
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The word funny is a bit like the word love – we dont have enough words to describe the many varieties. – George Saunders

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funny
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Death
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And, in a funny way, each death is different and you mourn each death differently and each death brings back the death you mourned earlier and you get into a bit of a pile-up. – Nigella Lawson

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Death

I start thinking about life after death. Ive got to quit thinking about it because its very deep. Very deep. Sometimes you start thinking about it, and you dont feel like you want to be alive, so I dont like to get all quiet. – David Ortiz

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Death

Death is delightful. Death is dawn, The waking from a weary night Of fevers unto truth and light. – James Russell Lowell

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Death

If you have only one passion in life – football – and you pursue it to the exclusion of everything else, it becomes very dangerous. When you stop doing this activity it is as though you are dying. The death of that activity is a death in itself. – Eric Cantona

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Death

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Beethoven can write music, thank God, but he can do nothing else on earth. – Ludwig van Beethoven

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Good politics starts with empathy, proceeds to analysis, then sets out values and establishes the vision, before getting to the nitty-gritty of policy solutions. – David Miliband

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The healthy die first. – Italian Proverb

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As a child, I didnt know what I didnt have. Im thankful for the challenges early on in my life because now I have a perspective on the world and kind of know whats important. – America Ferrera

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