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George Saunders
George Saunders (born December 2, 1958) is an American writer known for his short stories, essays, and the novel Lincoln in the Bardo, which won the 2017 Booker Prize. He teaches creative writing at Syracuse University and is celebrated for blending satire, compassion, and experimental form.
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Quotes by George Saunders

Creativity as Intuition in Motion
George Saunders presents creativity not as a tidy formula but as a lived, improvisational act. At the heart of his claim is the idea that most artistic choices arise in motion, before the mind can neatly justify them.
Created on: 5/15/2026

How Certainty Can Deepen Human Suffering
George Saunders’ line reframes suffering as something we often manufacture internally rather than merely endure from the outside. Instead of blaming pain on loss, rejection, or misfortune, he points to a subtler culprit:...
Created on: 1/29/2026