Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ( 10 of 12 )
Most writers are not quick-witted when they talk. Novelists, in particular, drag themselves around in society like gut-shot bears.
Most writers are not quick-witted when they talk. Novelists, in particular, drag themselves around in society like gut-shot bears.
What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create read more
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.
Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it,
and finds himself no wiser than before. read more
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.
To pay homage to beauty is to admire Nature; to admire Nature is to worship God
To pay homage to beauty is to admire Nature; to admire Nature is to worship God
Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter can be said to remedy anything.
Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter can be said to remedy anything.
People don't come to church for preachments, of course, but to daydream about God.
People don't come to church for preachments, of course, but to daydream about God.
.The insane, on occasion, are not without their charms
.The insane, on occasion, are not without their charms
Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion . . . . I myself prefer to laugh, since read more
Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion . . . . I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.
If you're never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances
If you're never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances
I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different.
I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different.
