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Kurt Vonnegut

1922 - 2007

Kurt Vonnegut was an American author known for his satirical, humanistic novels including "Slaughterhouse-Five," "Cat's Cradle," and "Breakfast of Champions." His works often explore themes of war, technology, and the human condition, earning him a reputation as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century.

  1. Goodbye, blue Monday.

    Kurt Vonnegut
    #goodbye#emotion#change

  2. We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.

    Kurt Vonnegut
    #risk#growth#courage

  3. Another flaw in human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.

    Kurt Vonnegut
    #maintenance#character#responsibility

  4. There’s love enough in this world for everybody, if people will just look.

    Kurt Vonnegut
    #love#kindness#awareness

  5. True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.

    Kurt Vonnegut
    #terror#realization#society

  6. And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, ‘If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.’

    Kurt Vonnegut
    #happiness#awareness#gratitude

  7. We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.

    Kurt VonnegutMother Night, p. 88, 1961
    #pretense#identity#caution