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Trying Quotes - Page 642

I know that my only chance at any kind of depth or profundity is to linger within the story, trying to make it distinguish itself.

"George Saunders on Trump, Mystery, and Why He Rejects Social Media". Interview with Catherine Woodiwiss, sojo.net. August 30, 2016.

Don't be afraid to be confused. Try to remain permanently confused. Anything is possible.

George Saunders (2012). “The Brain-Dead Megaphone”, p.55, A&C Black

I wrote six pilots, none of which ever got picked up. When you stop trying, it then it falls in your lap.

"George R. R. Martin Interview GAME OF THRONES". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. April 17, 2011.

I heard of a man who had a razor made of Valyrian steel. He cut his head off trying to shave.

George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.551, Bantam

A nobleness to try for, A name to live and die for.

George Parsons Lathrop (1892). “Dreams and Days: Poems”

I think it's important for Americans to try to understand each other a little better.

"The 'Dangerous, Volatile Game' Trump Plays With The White Working Class". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. November 3, 2016.

There are those who are trying to create an anti-business culture in Britain - and we have to stop them. At stake are not pay packages for a few but jobs and prosperity for the many.

"George Osborne pledges battle against 'anti-business culture' amid bonus row" by Jill Treanor and Larry Elliott, www.theguardian.com. February 7, 2012.

I did try very hard to tell the whole truth without violating my literary instincts.

George Orwell (1970). “A Collection of Essays”, p.315, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt