We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be. Kurt Vonnegut carefulpretend Change image and share on social
I think I belong to America's last generation of novelists. Novelists will come one by one from now on, not in seeming families, and will perhaps write only one or two novels, and let it go at that. Kurt Vonnegut americabelongfamily Change image and share on social
Anything can make me stop and look and wonder, and sometimes learn. Kurt Vonnegut learnmakestop Change image and share on social
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 armorattackexpress Change image and share on social
I am from a family of artists. Here I am, making a living in the arts. It has not been a rebellion. It's as though I had taken over the family Esso station. Kurt Vonnegut artartistesso Change image and share on social
I consider anybody a twerp who hasn't read 'Democracy in America' by Alexis de Tocqueville. There can never be a better book than that one on the strengths and vulnerabilities inherent in our form of government. Kurt Vonnegut alexisamericabook share on social
I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different. Kurt Vonnegut earthfart Change image and share on social
There is never a shortage anywhere of lawyers eager to attack the First Amendment, as though it were nothing more than a clause in a lease from a crooked slumlord. Kurt Vonnegut amendmentattackclause Change image and share on social
True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country. Kurt Vonnegut classcountrydiscover Change image and share on social
I have no degree in biochemistry, neither do I have one in mechanical engineering, as the Army saw fit to terminate both courses before they were finished. Kurt Vonnegut armybiochemistrycourse Change image and share on social