George Saunders
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Kind of the last three, the last three.
Watch me evade this question.
No, because for me, that kind of question puts my head in a spin.
Your question is very good, and it is in my heart, but for me, the way to work it out is on the page.
So the thing is, I think a person can access more truth
as he seeks greater specificity.
The specificity has to be in a locale.
So when I think about the great men of history in general, I don't come up with much that any drunk uncle at a party couldn't come up with.
But if I locate it in the person of this K.J.
Boone, then I can kind of work through it.
There's a story often told.
Perhaps you've heard this one.
Don't stop me if you have, though.
I dearly love to tell it.
Little boy's grousing.
Doesn't like cars because of the pollution.
You know where this one's going, I bet.
The father pulls the car over to the side of the road.
Then I suppose you'll want to walk.