Quote by George Saunders
Its funny with fiction - once you cut something, it hasnt happened

Its funny with fiction – once you cut something, it hasnt happened anymore. – George Saunders

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I started out in engineering. I was a geophysical engineer. Throughout the course of my life Ive done a lot of strange jobs, and the effect has been to make me think a little more skeptically about our capitalist society. – George Saunders

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Society
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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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Fiction is a kind of compassion-generating machine that saves us from sloth. Is life kind or cruel? Yes, Literature answers. Are people good or bad? You bet, says Literature. But unlike other systems of knowing, Literature declines to eradicate one truth in favor of another. – George Saunders

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Truth
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People say funny things all the time during really serious moments in life. – Mark Ruffalo

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Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is a form of service journalism. To be successful, I think it has to be a combination of a good story, it has to be funny, and it also needs to be packed with useful information. – Ted Allen

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In my circle of friends, Ive always been loud and funny and talkative. But as soon as I step out of that circle, I get very quiet and introspective. I dont want the spotlight on me. – Rosie Perez

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I wear a necklace, cause I wanna know when Im upside down. – Mitch Hedberg

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There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. – Albert Einstein

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