“There might be a different model for a literary community that's quick...” — George Saunders Quote

There might be a different model for a literary community that's quicker, more real-time, and involves more spontaneity.

I've had the thought that a person's 'artistic vision' is really just the cumulative combination of whatever particular stances he has sincerely occupied during his creative life - even if some of those might appear contradictory.

There's a really nice moment in the life of a piece of writing where the writer starts to get a feeling of it outgrowing him - or he starts to see it having a life of its own that doesn't have anything to do with his ego or his desire to 'be a good writer.'

Humor is what happens when we're told the truth quicker and more directly than we're used to.

Politics is far more complex and difficult than other professions, as it involves takeover of your own personal life.

Like most writers, I write about what has happened to me as that involves the minimum amount of research.

Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth.

Everything you do involves sacrifice. My work is to honor my principles, my opponent, and what I believe in. I stand for it, I fight, and I try to get better every day as a human being.

I'm an actor, and my main purpose is to bring out interesting stories to life. If it involves a cause that I can be a part of, I most definitely will.