Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before.
KURT VONNEGUTBeware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before.
KURT VONNEGUTI want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can’t see from the center.
KURT VONNEGUTAll time is all time. It does not change. It does not lend itself to warnings or explanations. It simply is. Take it moment by moment, and you will find that we are all, as I’ve said before, bugs in amber.
KURT VONNEGUTScience is magic that works.
KURT VONNEGUTRound and round we spin, with feet of lead and wings of tin.
KURT VONNEGUTTing-a-ling mother fucker.
KURT VONNEGUTTrue terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.
KURT VONNEGUTA purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.
KURT VONNEGUTDo you realize that all great literature is all about what a bummer it is to be a human being? Isn’t it such a relief to have somebody say that?
KURT VONNEGUTBeing a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.
KURT VONNEGUTTo practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.
KURT VONNEGUTThere is one other book, that can teach you everything you need to know about life, it’s The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, but that’s not enough anymore.
KURT VONNEGUTHere is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you’ve been to college.
KURT VONNEGUTOne of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.
KURT VONNEGUTWe have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.
KURT VONNEGUTShe hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind.
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