“Do those things that incline you toward the big questions, and avoid the things that would reduce you and make you trivial. That luminous part of you that exists beyond personality — your soul, if you will — is as bright and shining as any that has ever been. Bright as Shakespeare’s, bright as Gandh…”— George Saunders, medium.comTagged: kindness, How To Live, Commencement Speeches
“Who, in your life, do you remember most fondly, with the most undeniable feelings of warmth? Those who were kindest to you, I bet.”— George Saunders, medium.comTagged: kindness, How To Live, Commencement Speeches
“What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness. Those moments when another human being was there, in front of me, suffering, and I responded . . . sensibly. Reservedly. Mildly.”— George Saunders, medium.comTagged: kindness, How To Live, Commencement Speeches