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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

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If you think of a work of fiction as a kind of scale model of the world, then the positive valences – where things turn out better than you thought they would – ought to be in there somewhere, too. – George Saunders

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positive
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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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Intelligence
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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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Fame does lead to money, which I dont have a close relationship with. Im the kind of guy who never sees the money – it all goes somewhere else. I dont understand it, I dont like to deal with it. I have a fear of not having it, because I grew up without it. – David Duchovny

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I decided to make Captain America because I realized I wasnt doing the film because it terrified me. You cant make decisions based on fear. – Chris Evans

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Fear

Uncertainty and fear and ignorance about immigrants, about people who are different, has a history as old as our Nation. – Luis Gutierrez

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To him who is in fear everything rustles. – Sophocles

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I was raised by free-spirited people, though my father gave me a very strong work ethic. – Diane Lane

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Education is a wonderful thing. If you couldnt sign your name youd have to pay cash. – Rita Mae Brown

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What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error let us pardon reciprocally each others folly – that is the first law of nature. – Voltaire

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Plain women know more about men than beautiful ones do. – Katharine Hepburn

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