"True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country."
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Kurt Vonnegut, born on November 11, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana, was a pioneering American author known for his satirical and humanistic approach to literature. His experiences as a soldier in World War II, including his survival of the firebombing of Dresden, profoundly influenced his writing, most notably in his acclaimed novel, "Slaughterhouse-Five." Blending elements of science fiction with sharp social commentary, Vonnegut's work has left an indelible mark on American literature, prompting readers to question the absurdities of war, society, and the human condition. His legacy endures, inspiring generations with his unique voice and poignant insights.
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"The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake."
Kurt Vonnegut
"There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization. If there are such things as angels, I hope that they are organized along the lines of the Mafia."
Kurt Vonnegut
"New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become."
Kurt Vonnegut"I was a chemistry major, but I'm always winding up as a teacher in English departments, so I've brought scientific thinking to literature. There's been very little gratitude for this."
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"I think big business is a terrible thing for the spirit of the country, as our spirit is the best thing about us."
Kurt Vonnegut"Science sent the Hubble telescope out into space, so it could capture light and the absence thereof, from the very beginning of time. And the telescope really did that. So now we know that there was once absolutely nothing, such a perfect nothing that there wasn't even nothing or once."
Kurt Vonnegut"I was not an anthropology student prior to the war. I took it up as part of a personal readjustment following some bewildering experiences as an infantryman and later as a prisoner of war in Dresden, Germany. The science of the Study of Man has been extremely satisfactory from that personal standpoint."
Kurt Vonnegut"I had no talent for science. What was infinitely worse: all my fraternity brothers were engineers."
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