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Quote by George Saunders
If you think of a work of fiction as a kind of scale model of the

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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The best thing that ever happened to me is that nothing happened in writing. I ended up working for engineering companies, and thats where I found my material, in the everyday struggle between capitalism and grace. Being broke and tired, you dont come home your best self. – George Saunders

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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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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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Gay culture is surviving and thriving. Some activists believe the recent rise in homophobic violence might be a gauge of the success of positive gay images. – Lance Loud

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I want to be a positive role-model for my daughter. The last thing I want to put out there is that its acceptable to be too thin or have an eating disorder because youre in Hollywood. – Tori Spelling

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STAR TREK is a show that had a vision about a future that was positive. – George Takei

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Sometimes the most positive thing you can be in a boring society is absolutely negative. – Johnny Rotten

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