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Kurt Vonnegut Quotes

... when a person dies he only appears to die. He is still very much alive in the past, present, and future, always have existed, always will exist Picture Quote #1

Let there be nothing harmonious about our children’s playthings, lest they grow up expecting peace and order, and be eaten alive Picture Quote #1

There is no peace, I’m sorry to say. We find it. We lose it. We find it again. We lose it again Picture Quote #1

I’ve been living alone for so long, everything about me’s private. I’m surprised anyone’s able to understand a word I say Picture Quote #1

People would be surprised if they knew how much in this world was due to prayers Picture Quote #1

Only nut cases want to be president. This was true even in high school. Only clearly disturbed people ran for class president Picture Quote #1

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Aside from battles, the history of nations seemed to consist of nothing but powerless old poops like myself, heavily medicated and vaguely beloved in the long ago, coming to kiss the boots of young psychopaths Picture Quote #1

Some persons seem to like you, and others seem to hate you, and you must wonder why. They are simply liking machines and hating machines Picture Quote #1

All was forgiven. All living things were brothers, and all dead things were even more so Picture Quote #1

Before you kill somebody, make absolutely sure he isn’t well connected. So it goes Picture Quote #1

All these years, I’ve been opening the window and making love to the world Picture Quote #1

The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable Picture Quote #1

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Why throw money at problems? That is what money is for. Should the nation’s wealth be redistributed? It has been and continues to be redistributed to a few people in a manner strikingly unhelpful Picture Quote #1

One of the main effects of war, after all, is that people are discouraged from being characters Picture Quote #1

Enjoy your body, use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own Picture Quote #1

As for myself: I had come to the conclusion that there was nothing sacred about myself or about any human being, that we were all machines, doomed to collide and collide and collide Picture Quote #1

History is merely a list of surprises. It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again Picture Quote #1

Find a subject you care about and which you in your heart feel others should care about. It is this genuine caring, and not your games with language, which will be the most compelling and seductive element in your style Picture Quote #1

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Don’t be reckless with other peoples hearts. And don’t put up with people that are reckless with yours Picture Quote #1

If you really want to hurt your parents and you don’t have nerve enough to be homosexual, the least you can do is go into the arts Picture Quote #1

The primary benefit of practicing any art, whether well or badly, is that it enables one’s soul to grow Picture Quote #1

People should practice an art in order to make their souls grow and not to make money or become famous. Paint a picture. Write Picture Quote #1

If you make people laugh or cry about little black marks on sheets of white paper, what is that but a practical joke? All the great story lines are great practical jokes that people fall for over and over again Picture Quote #1

Your eloquence should be the servant of the ideas in your head. Your rule might be this: If a sentence, no matter how excellent, does not illuminate your subject in some new and useful way, scratch it out Picture Quote #1

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I keep losing and regaining my equilibrium, which is the basic plot of all popular fiction. And I myself am a work of fiction Picture Quote #1

What’s going to happen is, very soon, we’re going to run out of petroleum, and everything depends on petroleum. And there go the school buses. There go the fire engines. The food trucks will come to a halt. This is the end of the world Picture Quote #1

We’re not too young for love, just too young for about everything there is that goes with love Picture Quote #1

The most damning revelation you can make about yourself is that you do not know what is interesting and what is not Picture Quote #1

We have such a young culture that there is an opportunity to contribute wonderful new myths to it, which will be accepted Picture Quote #1

That’s the secret of artistic unity. Anybody can achieve it, if he or she will make something with only one person in mind Picture Quote #1

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... when a person dies he only appears to die. He is still very much alive in the past, present, and future, always have existed, always will exist (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Let there be nothing harmonious about our children’s playthings, lest they grow up expecting peace and order, and be eaten alive (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) There is no peace, I’m sorry to say. We find it. We lose it. We find it again. We lose it again (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) I’ve been living alone for so long, everything about me’s private. I’m surprised anyone’s able to understand a word I say (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) People would be surprised if they knew how much in this world was due to prayers (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Only nut cases want to be president. This was true even in high school. Only clearly disturbed people ran for class president (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Aside from battles, the history of nations seemed to consist of nothing but powerless old poops like myself, heavily medicated and vaguely beloved in the long ago, coming to kiss the boots of young psychopaths (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Some persons seem to like you, and others seem to hate you, and you must wonder why. They are simply liking machines and hating machines (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) All was forgiven. All living things were brothers, and all dead things were even more so (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Before you kill somebody, make absolutely sure he isn’t well connected. So it goes (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) All these years, I’ve been opening the window and making love to the world (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Why throw money at problems? That is what money is for. Should the nation’s wealth be redistributed? It has been and continues to be redistributed to a few people in a manner strikingly unhelpful (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) One of the main effects of war, after all, is that people are discouraged from being characters (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Enjoy your body, use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) As for myself: I had come to the conclusion that there was nothing sacred about myself or about any human being, that we were all machines, doomed to collide and collide and collide (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) History is merely a list of surprises. It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Find a subject you care about and which you in your heart feel others should care about. It is this genuine caring, and not your games with language, which will be the most compelling and seductive element in your style (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Don’t be reckless with other peoples hearts. And don’t put up with people that are reckless with yours (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) If you really want to hurt your parents and you don’t have nerve enough to be homosexual, the least you can do is go into the arts (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) The primary benefit of practicing any art, whether well or badly, is that it enables one’s soul to grow (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) People should practice an art in order to make their souls grow and not to make money or become famous. Paint a picture. Write (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) If you make people laugh or cry about little black marks on sheets of white paper, what is that but a practical joke? All the great story lines are great practical jokes that people fall for over and over again (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Your eloquence should be the servant of the ideas in your head. Your rule might be this: If a sentence, no matter how excellent, does not illuminate your subject in some new and useful way, scratch it out (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) I keep losing and regaining my equilibrium, which is the basic plot of all popular fiction. And I myself am a work of fiction (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) What’s going to happen is, very soon, we’re going to run out of petroleum, and everything depends on petroleum. And there go the school buses. There go the fire engines. The food trucks will come to a halt. This is the end of the world (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) We’re not too young for love, just too young for about everything there is that goes with love (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) The most damning revelation you can make about yourself is that you do not know what is interesting and what is not (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) We have such a young culture that there is an opportunity to contribute wonderful new myths to it, which will be accepted (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) That’s the secret of artistic unity. Anybody can achieve it, if he or she will make something with only one person in mind (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes)

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