She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind.
KURT VONNEGUTThere is no beginning, no middle, no end, no suspense, no moral, no causes, no effects. What we love in our books are the depths of many marvelous moments seen all at one time.
More Kurt Vonnegut Quotes
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Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith, I consider a capacity for it terrifying and absolutely vile.
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Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.
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Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before.
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Live by the harmless untruths that make you brave and kind and healthy and happy.
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A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.
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My life is nothing but room for you. I said. It could never be filled by anyone but you.
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Here 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.
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All 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.
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The only difference between Hitler and Bush is that Hitler was elected.
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What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.
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Charm was a scheme for making strangers like and trust a person immediately, no matter what the charmer had in mind.
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Do 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?
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You were sick, but now you’re well again, and there’s work to do.
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If your brains were dynamite there wouldn’t be enough to blow your hat off.
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The only proof he needed for existence of god was music.
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