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Kurt Vonnegut Quotes

I was some of the mud that got to sit up and look around. Lucky me, lucky mud Picture Quote #1

The canary bird in the coal mine theory of the arts: artists should be treasured as alarm systems Picture Quote #1

Because we grew up surrounded by big dramatic story arcs in books and movies, we think our lives are supposed to be filled with huge ups and downs. So people pretend there is drama where there is none Picture Quote #1

If I wrote something that hadn’t really happened, and I tried to sell it, I could go to jail. That’s fraud! Picture Quote #1

All male writers, incidentally, no matter how broke or otherwise objectionable, have pretty wives. Somebody should look into this Picture Quote #1

I am a monopolar depressive descended from monopolar depressives. That’s how come I write so good Picture Quote #1

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No matter how wonderful a sentence is, if it doesn’t add new and useful information, it should be removed Picture Quote #1

If people insist on living as if there’s no tomorrow, there really won’t be one Picture Quote #1

Has any psychological experiment yielded a more delightful suggestion than this one: that there is a part of the mind without ambition or information, which nonetheless is expert on what is beautiful? Picture Quote #1

New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become Picture Quote #1

The chief weapon of sea pirates, however, was their capacity to astonish. Nobody else could believe, until it was too late, how heartless and greedy they were Picture Quote #1

I am eternally grateful for my knack of finding in great books, some of them very funny books, reason enough to feel honored to be alive, no matter what else might be going on Picture Quote #1

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It seems to me that the most universal revolutionary wish now or ever is a wish for heaven, a wish by a human being to be honored by angels for something other than beauty or usefulness Picture Quote #1

Just because we think we’re so wonderful doesn’t mean we really are. We could be really terrible animals and just never admit it because it would hurt so much Picture Quote #1

The paintings by dead men who were poor most of their lives are the most valuable pieces in my collection. And if an artist wants to really jack up the prices of his creations, may I suggest this: suicide Picture Quote #1

The only way to get anything out of a writer’s brains is to leave him or her alone until he or she is damn well ready to write it down Picture Quote #1

Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place Picture Quote #1

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be Picture Quote #1

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You can’t just eat good food. You’ve got to talk about it too. And you’ve got to talk about it to somebody who understands that kind of food Picture Quote #1

I had taught myself that a human being might as well look for diamond tiaras in the gutter as for rewards and punishments that were fair Picture Quote #1

Mankind flung its advance agents ever outward, ever outward. Eventually it flung them out into space, into the colorless, tasteless, weightless sea of outwardness without end. It flung them like stones Picture Quote #1

The bounties of space, of infinite outwardness, were three: empty heroics, low comedy, and pointless death Picture Quote #1

When I write, I feel like an armless, legless man with a crayon in his mouth Picture Quote #1

We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down Picture Quote #1

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What you can become is the miracle you were born to be through the work that you do Picture Quote #1

The practice of art isn’t to make a living. It’s to make your soul grow Picture Quote #1

Americans... are forever searching for love in forms it never takes, in places it can never be. It must have something to do with the vanished frontier Picture Quote #1

He didn’t look like a soldier at all. He looked like a filthy flamingo Picture Quote #1

Profanity and obscenity entitle people who don’t want unpleasant information to close their ears and eyes to you Picture Quote #1

Just because you can read, write and do a little math, doesn’t mean that you’re entitled to conquer the universe Picture Quote #1

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I was some of the mud that got to sit up and look around. Lucky me, lucky mud (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) The canary bird in the coal mine theory of the arts: artists should be treasured as alarm systems (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Because we grew up surrounded by big dramatic story arcs in books and movies, we think our lives are supposed to be filled with huge ups and downs. So people pretend there is drama where there is none (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) If I wrote something that hadn’t really happened, and I tried to sell it, I could go to jail. That’s fraud! (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) All male writers, incidentally, no matter how broke or otherwise objectionable, have pretty wives. Somebody should look into this (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) I am a monopolar depressive descended from monopolar depressives. That’s how come I write so good (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) No matter how wonderful a sentence is, if it doesn’t add new and useful information, it should be removed (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) If people insist on living as if there’s no tomorrow, there really won’t be one (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Has any psychological experiment yielded a more delightful suggestion than this one: that there is a part of the mind without ambition or information, which nonetheless is expert on what is beautiful? (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) The chief weapon of sea pirates, however, was their capacity to astonish. Nobody else could believe, until it was too late, how heartless and greedy they were (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) I am eternally grateful for my knack of finding in great books, some of them very funny books, reason enough to feel honored to be alive, no matter what else might be going on (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) It seems to me that the most universal revolutionary wish now or ever is a wish for heaven, a wish by a human being to be honored by angels for something other than beauty or usefulness (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Just because we think we’re so wonderful doesn’t mean we really are. We could be really terrible animals and just never admit it because it would hurt so much (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) The paintings by dead men who were poor most of their lives are the most valuable pieces in my collection. And if an artist wants to really jack up the prices of his creations, may I suggest this: suicide (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) The only way to get anything out of a writer’s brains is to leave him or her alone until he or she is damn well ready to write it down (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) You can’t just eat good food. You’ve got to talk about it too. And you’ve got to talk about it to somebody who understands that kind of food (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) I had taught myself that a human being might as well look for diamond tiaras in the gutter as for rewards and punishments that were fair (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Mankind flung its advance agents ever outward, ever outward. Eventually it flung them out into space, into the colorless, tasteless, weightless sea of outwardness without end. It flung them like stones (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) The bounties of space, of infinite outwardness, were three: empty heroics, low comedy, and pointless death (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) When I write, I feel like an armless, legless man with a crayon in his mouth (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) What you can become is the miracle you were born to be through the work that you do (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) The practice of art isn’t to make a living. It’s to make your soul grow (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Americans... are forever searching for love in forms it never takes, in places it can never be. It must have something to do with the vanished frontier (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) He didn’t look like a soldier at all. He looked like a filthy flamingo (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Profanity and obscenity entitle people who don’t want unpleasant information to close their ears and eyes to you (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Just because you can read, write and do a little math, doesn’t mean that you’re entitled to conquer the universe (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes)

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