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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 doesn't eradicate the reality of the suffering. It's all true at once, kind of humming and sublime.
— George Saunders
Tags: suffering, believe, you, beauty

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You don't want to be that parent - the one who dresses his kid in a cloth sack when all the other kids are in Armani cloth sacks - especially in a time like ours, when materialism is not only rampant and ascendant but is fast becoming the only game in town.
— George Saunders
Tags: parent, game, time, you
That for me was the big turning point in my artistic life, when my wife and I had our kids. The world got infused with morality again. Every person in the world should theoretically be loved as much as I love my daughters.
— George Saunders
Tags: wife, me, life, love
Character is that sum total of moments we can't explain.
— George Saunders
Tags: sum, explain, moments, character
There might be a different model for a literary community that's quicker, more real-time, and involves more spontaneity.
— George Saunders
Tags: model, different, more, community
The chances of a person breaking through their own habits and sloth and limited mind to actually write something that gets out there and matters to people are slim.
— George Saunders
Tags: own, person, mind, people
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