I’ll tell you what the human soul is, Mary,” he whispered, his eyes closed. “Animals don’t have one. It’s the part of you that knows when your brain isn’t working right. I always knew, Mary. There wasn’t anything I could do about it, but I always knew.Kurt Vonnegut, “Galapagos” (via blackfirediamond)
I have graded my separate works from A to D. The grades I hand out to myself do not place me in literary history. I am comparing myself with myself. Thus I can give myself and A+ for Cat’s Cradle, while knowing that there was a writer named William Shaespeare. The report card is chronological, so you can plot my rise and fall on grapher paper if you so like.
Piano Player B
Sirens of Titan A
Mother Night A
Cat’s Cradle A+
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater A
Slaughterhouse-Five A+
Welcome to the Monkey House B-
Happy Birthday, Wanda June D
Breakfast of Champions C
Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons C
Slapstick D
Jailbird A
Palm Sunday C—Kurt Vonnegut, Pam Sunday
People have to talk about something just to keep their voice boxes in working order so they’ll have good voice boxes in case there’s ever anything really meaningful to say.Kurt Vonnegut
Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, and don’t put up with people that are reckless with yours.Kurt Vonnegut. (via wearenotsentimental)
Kurt Vonnegut, Slapstick (via honeyforthehomeless)Love is where you find it. I think it is foolish to go looking for it, and I think it can often be poisonous.
I wish that people who are conventionally supposed to love each other would say to each other, when they fight, “Please - a little less love, and a little more common decency.”
Today is the fifth anniversary of the death of Kurt Vonnegut, Honorary President of the AHA from May 1992 to his death April 11, 2007.
His books included Slaughterhouse-Five, Cat’s Cradle and Jailbird.
Some of his quotes include:
“I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim…
I wish I had money already so I could’ve gotten my Vonnegut tattoo today - that would have been fantastic. Eh well. RIP kind sir. See you in heaven! ;]
18Days til my birthday.
I’d love any of the books not crossed-off the above list.
or a contribution to my Vonnegut tattoo fund.
