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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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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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When I was a kid, I took The Brady Bunch and The Partridge Family very seriously. It was a world to me in the same way that the Greek myths would have been had I read them. You know, Marcia is Athena and Mr. Brady is Zeus. – George Saunders

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I am a positive person and do not allow things to get on top of me. – Jamie Redknapp

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The result is – document destruction – were really not going to be able to prove beyond a truth the negatives and some of the positive conclusions that were going to come to. There will be always unresolved ambiguity here. – David Kay

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For the liberal state to accommodate a diversity of beliefs while having few positive convictions is one of the more admirable achievements of civilization. – Terry Eagleton

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I cant let time move on without fighting tooth and nail and hopefully being a part of a revolution that is positive. – Ian Somerhalder

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