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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

Other quotes by George Saunders

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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The word funny is a bit like the word love – we dont have enough words to describe the many varieties. – George Saunders

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funny
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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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Birthday
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Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time. – Jean Paul Richter

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The main prank that we play with props is for peoples birthdays. The special effects people will put a little explosive in the cake so it blows up in their face – thats always fun to play on a guest star, or one of the trainees or someone whos new. – Catherine Bell

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Birthday

Even when I was a kid, I had a good thing with kids. To this day, if I go to a birthday party with one of my kids, I swear to you, I am so much happier hanging out with my kids and their friends than talking to the grown-ups. – Shawn Levy

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Birthday

Thirty was so strange for me. Ive really had to come to terms with the fact that I am now a walking and talking adult. – C. S. Lewis

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Birthday

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Too much freedom can lead to the souls decay. – Prince

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I definitely think there could be stricter teen driving laws. – Victoria Justice

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Im quite ignorant about fashion and Im colourblind, so its all a tad tricky. My only knowledge of that world comes through Christopher Bailey, whom I first met in 2008 when I did a campaign for Burberry that featured musicians, artists, actors and sportsmen. – Eddie Redmayne

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Obstinate people can be divded into the opinionated, the ignorant, and the boorish. – Aristotle

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