Err in the direction of kindness.

- George Saunders

In the moment of reading, the writer comes up to the surface and the reader comes up to the surface and they kiss, like two fish. That actually does …

- George Saunders

The best thing we can bring to any fight is a calm and compassionate mind.

- George Saunders

What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness.

- George Saunders

What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness. Those moments when another human being was there, in front of me, suffering, and I responded …

- George Saunders

Don't be afraid to be confused. Try to remain permanently confused. Anything is possible. Stay open, forever, so open it hurts, and then open up some…

- George Saunders

Do those things that incline you toward the big questions, and avoid the things that would reduce you and make you trivial.

- George Saunders

The scariest thought in the world is that someday I'll wake up and realize I've been sleepwalking through my life: underappreciating the people I lov…

- George Saunders

I love story-writing because I can (more or less, on occasion) actually DO it. That's really the truth. I like the idea that a story is sort of a sit…

- George Saunders