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 braincrownevolution Change image and share on social
A chaplain's assistant is customarily a figure of fun in the American Army. Kurt Vonnegut americanarmyassistant Change image and share on social
Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward. Kurt Vonnegut afterwardcleanexhaustion Change image and share on social
Everyone now knows how to find the meaning of life within himself. But mankind wasn't always so lucky. Less than a century ago, men and women did not have easy access to the puzzle boxes within them. Kurt Vonnegut accessagobox Change image and share on social
My cash cows, the slick magazines, were put out of business by TV. Kurt Vonnegut businesscashcow Change image and share on social
I left the Middle West for Schenectady because the General Electric Company offered me a more congenial, better paying job than did anyone else. Kurt Vonnegut companycongenialelectric Change image and share on social
The feeling about a soldier is, when all is said and done, he wasn't really going to do very much with his life anyway. The example usually is: he wasn't going to compose Beethoven's Fifth. Kurt Vonnegut beethovencomposefelt Change image and share on social
I hope to build a reputation as a science-fiction writer. That's the pitch. We'll see. Kurt Vonnegut buildfictionhope Change image and share on social
People don't come to church for preachments, of course, but to daydream about God. Kurt Vonnegut churchdaydreamgod Change image and share on social
It is a big temptation to me, when I create a character for a novel, to say that he is what he is because of faulty wiring, or because of microscopic amounts of chemicals which he ate or failed to eat on that particular day. Kurt Vonnegut amountbigcharacter share on social
