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“Anything I remember about that day other people have helped me to remember.” — Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Cat’s Cradle

Author YahooeyPosted on December 1, 2021November 29, 2021Categories QuotationsTags Kurt Vonnegut, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., memory, remembering2 Comments on Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

There is no shortage of wonderful writers. What we lack is a dependable mass of readers.

“There is no shortage of wonderful writers. What we lack is a dependable mass of readers.” — Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., The Art of Fiction No. 64, the Paris Review (Spring 1977)

Author YahooeyPosted on March 12, 2021March 3, 2021Categories QuotationsTags Kurt Vonnegut, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Paris Review, readers, The Art of Fiction, The Art of Fiction No. 64, the Paris Review, writersLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become.

“New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become.” — Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Breakfast of Champions

Author YahooeyPosted on January 27, 2021January 18, 2021Categories QuotationsTags Breakfast of Champions, knowledge, Kurt Vonnegut, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., truth, value, wealth2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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Of all the calamities to which the condition of mortality exposes mankind, the loss of reason appears, to those who have the least spark of humanity, by far the most dreadful, and they behold that last stage of human wretchedness, with deeper commiseration than any other. But the poor wretch, who is in it, laughs and sings perhaps, and is altogether insensible of his own misery.

“I think novels that leave out technology misrepresent life as badly as the Victorians misrepresented life by leaving out sex.” — Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., A Man Without a Country

Author YahooeyPosted on December 21, 2020December 10, 2020Categories QuotationsTags A Man Without a Country, Kurt Vonnegut, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., novels, sex, technology, VictoriansLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.

“Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.” — Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Slaughterhouse-Five

Author YahooeyPosted on November 11, 2020November 6, 2020Categories QuotationsTags beauty, Kurt Vonnegut, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., pain, Slaughterhouse-Five2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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How nice—to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive.

“How nice—to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive.” — Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Slaughterhouse-Five

Author YahooeyPosted on August 28, 2020August 21, 2020Categories QuotationsTags alive, apathy, feelings, Kurt Vonnegut, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Slaughterhouse-FiveLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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All time is time. It does not change. It does not lend itself to warnings or explanations. It simply is.

“All time is time. It does not change. It does not lend itself to warnings or explanations. It simply is.” — Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Slaughterhouse-Five

Author YahooeyPosted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020Categories QuotationsTags Kurt Vonnegut, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Slaughterhouse-Five, timeLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Well here we are, Mr. Pilgrim, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.

“Well here we are, Mr. Pilgrim, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.” — Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Slaughterhouse-Five

Author YahooeyPosted on May 12, 2020May 4, 2020Categories QuotationsTags in the moment, Kurt Vonnegut, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Slaughterhouse-Five, why2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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Life is no way to treat an animal, not even a mouse.

“Life is no way to treat an animal, not even a mouse.” — Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., “I Love You, Madame Librarian“, In These Times (2004-08-06)

Author YahooeyPosted on March 19, 2020March 16, 2020Categories QuotationsTags animal, animal cruelty, Kurt Vonnegut, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., life, mouse5 Comments on Quote of the Day

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Shrapnel was invented by an Englishman of the same name. Don’t you wish you could have something named after you?

“Shrapnel was invented by an Englishman of the same name. Don’t you wish you could have something named after you?” — Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., “I Love You, Madame Librarian“, In These Times (2004-08-06)

Author YahooeyPosted on January 22, 2020January 20, 2020Categories QuotationsTags Eponyms, Kurt Vonnegut, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., shrapnel2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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