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Quote by George Sanders

“I am a reformed Catholic. I'm a Buddhist in other words.”

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George Sanders, born on July 3, 1906, in Russia, and passed away on April 25, 1972, in the United States, was a renowned film actor in the mid-20th century, best known for his performances in film noir. more

“In a sense my whole life as a writer is trying to find structural ways, or formal ways, to permit that outflowing so it doesn't just look like crazy output. In other words, if it turns out that you can do a given voice, that's just kind of inclination. But then if you can find a way to put that voice in a story so that the voice serves a purpose, then I would say that's being a writer.”

Ifs Way Trying Looks Kind Whole Stories Purpose Turns Given Voice Can Do Crazy Whole Life Permit Formal Inclination Output

Author:George Saunders

“I haven't written a novel or something that long, because I really am improvising all along and the story is growing new limbs to do what it needs to do. So there's very little planning. There's a little planning where I say, "Well, it looks like I'm going in this direction, ok, good." But there's very little forethought or intellectual justification: "Oh, look, I'm putting in a theme park because that represents dystopian America!"”

Needs Wells Looks Littles Long Stories America Novel Growing Written Havens Intellectual Planning Parks Theme Justification Dystopian Limbs Improvising Forethought Theme Parks

Author:George Saunders

“I'm comfortable with anything after the fact.”

Facts Comfortable

Author:George Saunders

“Whenever you talk about writing I think you have to remember that it all has a big question mark over it - every word has a big question mark over it.”

Thinking Writing Bigs Remember Mark Over It Big Questions Question Mark

Author:George Saunders

“If I'm writing a story and you're reading it, or vice versa, you took time out of your day to pick up my book. I think the one thing that will kill that relationship is if you feel me condescending to you in the process.”

Ifs Thinking Feels Writing Book Stories Reading Process One Thing Picks Vices Vice Versa Condescending

Author:George Saunders

“I think the trick of being a writer is to basically put your cards out there all the time and be willing to be as in the dark about what happens next as your reader would be at that time.”

Thinking Happens Would Be Next Dark Willing Reader Tricks Cards

Author:George Saunders

“I think it was a big revelation to me earlier in my life that people who appear to be evil are actually not. In other words, nobody wakes up in the morning and says, "Yuck, yuck, yuck, I'm gonna be evil."”

People Thinking Bigs Evil Morning Wake Up Revelations Yuck

Author:George Saunders

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