...smile first, then speak. Author: George Saunders Copy Quote More from George Saunders “Huck [Finn] and Tom [Sawyer] represent two viable models of the American Charac…” “Down in the city are the nice houses and the so-so houses and the lovers making…” “Our country is big, let us be big.” “We pretend to catch and eat more pretend bugs than could ever actually live in …”