Quote by George Saunders
We have that illusion that we are deciding what to make a characte

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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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 he did. – 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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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

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As an actress, its part of your job to be able to imagine just about anything – even if its not within your personal experience. – Rachel Weisz

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I read Freuds Introductory Lectures in Psychoanalysis in basically one sitting. I decided to enroll in medical school. It was almost like a conversion experience. – Stanislav Grof

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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience. – Saint Teresa of Avila

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A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. – Arabic Proverb

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Every spiritual tradition has this idea of death and resurrection. Its not unique to Christianity. – Deepak Chopra

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Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth. – Mahatma Gandhi

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There is a strong chance that siblings who turn out well were hassled by the same parents. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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