George Saunders
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
You know, look what it's done to me.
But can I tell you, there's one P.S.
I should say about that, Robert Frost.
Because I went around and told that story for years because it so perfectly describes my approach to writing.
Don't worry, work, you know.
All the conceptual things, don't worry.
And then at some point, a Frost scholar came up to me and said, you know, actually, he didn't say that.
He said, don't work, worry.
I don't have any faith in the second version.
Although I think probably what he meant was
You know, rumination or kind of contemplation is part of the writer's job.
You don't have to be typing in order, but I don't know.