A novel is just a story that hasn't yet discovered a way to be brief. — George Saunders
A novel is just a story that hasn't yet discovered a way to be brief. — George Saunders
A novel is just a story that hasn't yet discovered a way to be brief. — George Saunders
A novel is just a story that hasn't yet discovered a way to be brief. — George Saunders
A novel is just a story that hasn't yet discovered a way to be brief. — George Saunders
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A novel is just a story that hasn't yet discovered a way to be brief.

— George Saunders
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