Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.
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.
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I have this disease late at night sometimes, involving alcohol and the telephone.
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The only difference between Hitler and Bush is that Hitler was elected.
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One 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.
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The worst thing that could possibly happen to anybody would be to not be used for anything by anybody. Thank you for using me, even though I didn’t want to be used by anybody.
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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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The nicest veterans, the kindest and funniest ones, the ones who hated war the most, were the ones who’d really fought.
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There are too many of us and we are all too far apart.
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Everything is nothing, with a twist.
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And a step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction.
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Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you’ve got a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies- God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.
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You were sick, but now you’re well again, and there’s work to do.
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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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All right – I’ll tell you what you did for me: you went for happy, silly, beautiful walks with me.
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Can you see anything in the dark, with your sunglasses on? she asked me. The big show is inside my head, I said.
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I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don’t let anybody tell you different.
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