George Saunders's Quote - I tend to foster drama via bleakness. If I want the reader to feel

Quote by George Saunders

I tend to foster drama via bleakness. If I want the reader to feel

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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We try, we fail, we posture, we aspire, we pontificate – and then we age, shrink, die, and vanish. – George Saunders

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