Quote by: George Saunders

I have a sense that God is unfair and preferentially punishes his weak, his dumb, his fat, his lazy. I believe he takes more pleasure in his perfect creatures, and cheers them on like a brainless dad as they run roughshod over the rest of us. He gives us a need for love, and no way to get any. He gives us a desire to be liked, and personal attributes that make us utterly unlikable. Having placed his flawed and needy children in a world of exacting specifications, he deducts the difference between what we have and what we need from our hearts and our self-esteem and our mental health.


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Author Bio


  • NameGeorge Saunders
  • DescriptionAmerican short story writer
  • BornDecember 2, 1958
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Essayist; Teacher
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; MacArthur Fellows Program; Folio Prize