George Saunders

Because there were times when we got engaged really quickly, and it was quite beautiful and fireworks, but also it wasn't always easy.

And I remember just at one point thinking—

Do not lose this person because you'll regret it the rest of your life.

It was almost like my 40-year-old self was communicating to my younger self saying, no, no, no, no, no.

Stop the bullshit.

You have some ability to discern truth here.

This is the most interesting person you've ever met.

So you stick here.

And so that was, yeah.

That was great.

There was one other time – because I like this idea that a person is many different people at once and there's a chorus of us inside our heads.

And I've had – that occasion was one where an older, wiser person spoke directly to me and said, now, put all the nonsense aside and marry this woman.

And then the other time was I was in Pakistan, and I was getting ready to – I was trying to go into the war.

I had met these Mujahideen and was negotiating with them to take me into Afghanistan.

Yeah, okay.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

And they said, okay, we'll take you.

And the only thing he said was, you can't wear your glasses because the gunships, the Russian ships will see the glint.

Yeah, well, okay.

Okay.