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Quote by George Saunders
The scariest thought in the world is that someday Ill wake up and

The scariest thought in the world is that someday Ill wake up and realize Ive been sleepwalking through my life: underappreciating the people I love, making the same hurtful mistakes over and over, a slave to neuroses, fear, and the habitual. – George Saunders

Other quotes by George Saunders

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 happen to be one of the lucky ones, although that doesnt eradicate the reality of the suffering. Its all true at once, kind of humming and sublime. – George Saunders

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Beauty
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George Saunders
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I tend to foster drama via bleakness. If I want the reader to feel sympathy for a character, I cleave the character in half, on his birthday. And then it starts raining. And hes made of sugar. – George Saunders

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Birthday
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Im finding, as I get older, that Im not much of a believer in redemption. I mean, I believe in redemption in real life – redemption does happen, and its cool when it does – but I find myself getting leery of my desire for it in stories (especially my own). – George Saunders

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cool
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Other Quotes from
Fear
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Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. – John F. Kennedy

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Fear

I think we have lost our groove as a country. One of the reasons was the attack on 9/11. We got knocked off our game. From a country that always exported hope we went into the business of exporting fear. – Thomas Friedman

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Fear

Fear is just not a part of my life – so much so that if its involved in somebody elses life and theyre close to me, I wont be around them. – Jeremy Renner

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Fear

I fear that the rising personal bankruptcies and repossessions are the first signs of bigger problems to come and personal debt – Gordon Browns legacy to millions of Britains families – will hang like a millstone around the neck of the British people for years to come. – Vince Cable

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Fear

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All my life I have had a choice of hate and love. I chose love and I am here. – A.R. Rahman

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When I want any, good head work done; I always choose a man, if possible with a long nose. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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Where I come from it was really unheard of to be at a party and someone says, What kind of music do you make?, and you say, Pop music. You may as well have Im not cool stamped on your forehead. – Lady Gaga

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Put off your imagination, as you put off your overcoat, when you enter the laboratory. Put it on again, as you put on your overcoat, when you leave. – Claude Bernard

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