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Kurt Vonnegut Quotes

What do my science fiction stories have in common with pornography? Fantasies of an impossibly hospitable world, I’m told Picture Quote #1

And a step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction Picture Quote #1

Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae Picture Quote #1

Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way Picture Quote #1

I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can’t see from the center Picture Quote #1

I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it’s a very poor scheme for survival Picture Quote #1

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Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter could be said to remedy anything Picture Quote #1

Still and all, why bother? Here’s my answer. Many people need desperately to receive this message: I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved Picture Quote #1

It is always pitiful when any human being falls into a condition hardly more respectable than that of an animal. How much more pitiful it is when the person who falls has had all the advantages! Picture Quote #1

There is no good reason good can’t triumph over evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the mafia Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes I think it is a great mistake to have matter that can think and feel. It complains so. By the same token, though, I suppose that boulders and mountains and moons could be accused of being a little too phlegmatic Picture Quote #1

The big trouble with dumb bastards is that they are too dumb to believe there is such a thing as being smart Picture Quote #1

Doesn’t anything socialistic make you want to throw up? Like great public schools, or health insurance for all? Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don’t know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president Picture Quote #1

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Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance Picture Quote #1

Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith, I consider a capacity for it terrifying and absolutely vile Picture Quote #1

A sum of money is a leading character in this tale about people, just as a sum of honey might properly be a leading character in a tale about bees Picture Quote #1

Charm was a scheme for making strangers like and trust a person immediately, no matter what the charmer had in mind Picture Quote #1

My soul knows my meat is doing bad things, and is embarrassed. But my meat just keeps right on doing bad, dumb things Picture Quote #1

I still believe that peace and plenty and happiness can be worked out some way. I am a fool Picture Quote #1

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Love is where you find it. I think it is foolish to go looking for it, and I think it can often be poisonous Picture Quote #1

Our awareness is all that is alive and maybe sacred in any of us. Everything else about us is dead machinery Picture Quote #1

I think it can be tremendously refreshing if a creator of literature has something on his mind other than the history of literature so far. Literature should not disappear up its own asshole, so to speak Picture Quote #1

Time is liquid. One moment is no more important than any other and all moments quickly run away Picture Quote #1

Don’t put anything into a story that does not reveal character or advance the action Picture Quote #1

Be patient. Your future will come to you and lie down at your feet like a dog who knows and loves you no matter what you are Picture Quote #1

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What do my science fiction stories have in common with pornography? Fantasies of an impossibly hospitable world, I’m told (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) And a step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can’t see from the center (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it’s a very poor scheme for survival (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter could be said to remedy anything (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Still and all, why bother? Here’s my answer. Many people need desperately to receive this message: I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) 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 (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) It is always pitiful when any human being falls into a condition hardly more respectable than that of an animal. How much more pitiful it is when the person who falls has had all the advantages! (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) There is no good reason good can’t triumph over evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the mafia (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Sometimes I think it is a great mistake to have matter that can think and feel. It complains so. By the same token, though, I suppose that boulders and mountains and moons could be accused of being a little too phlegmatic (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) The big trouble with dumb bastards is that they are too dumb to believe there is such a thing as being smart (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Doesn’t anything socialistic make you want to throw up? Like great public schools, or health insurance for all? (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) 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 (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) 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 (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don’t know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith, I consider a capacity for it terrifying and absolutely vile (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) A sum of money is a leading character in this tale about people, just as a sum of honey might properly be a leading character in a tale about bees (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Charm was a scheme for making strangers like and trust a person immediately, no matter what the charmer had in mind (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) My soul knows my meat is doing bad things, and is embarrassed. But my meat just keeps right on doing bad, dumb things (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) I still believe that peace and plenty and happiness can be worked out some way. I am a fool (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Love is where you find it. I think it is foolish to go looking for it, and I think it can often be poisonous (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Our awareness is all that is alive and maybe sacred in any of us. Everything else about us is dead machinery (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) I think it can be tremendously refreshing if a creator of literature has something on his mind other than the history of literature so far. Literature should not disappear up its own asshole, so to speak (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Time is liquid. One moment is no more important than any other and all moments quickly run away (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Don’t put anything into a story that does not reveal character or advance the action (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Be patient. Your future will come to you and lie down at your feet like a dog who knows and loves you no matter what you are (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes)

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