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Lincoln in the Bardo
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"Lincoln in the Bardo" Quotes

A grieving Abraham Lincoln visits the graveyard of his son Willie and encounters a chorus of ghosts in a liminal state in this experimental and poignant novel.

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We must try to see one another in this way.

George Saunders

empathy

We must try to speak of it with love.

George Saunders

loveempathy

The truth is, it is a strange and wonderful and altogether lovely world.

George Saunders

wonderjoy

When you are young, you think it’s going to be solved by love.

George Saunders

loveyouth

It is an absolute certainty.

George Saunders

certainty

I am in error and must make amends.

George Saunders

responsibility

I am so sorry.

George Saunders

apology

It is no less lovely a life.

George Saunders

life

I am not a good man. Nor am I a bad one.

George Saunders

morality

This is a sorrowful tale.

George Saunders

sorrow