George Saunders
👤 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.