Kurt Vonnegut

I've got a lot of problems, but I'm not a liar.

The more you learn, the more you know. The more you know, the more you forget. The more you forget, the less you know. So why bother to learn?

You can't teach people to be good. You can only make them afraid to be bad.

The greatest tragedy in life is not death, but a life without a purpose.

I don't know what it is about the human race, but we're always looking for trouble.

Live by the foma that make you brave and kind and healthy and happy.

I've often thought that if God does exist, He's probably a writer.

The function of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible.

The United States is a nation of liars.

History is merely a list of surprises. It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again.

I believe that the only way that we can be saved is if we save each other.

We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is.

To be a good writer, you have to be a good observer.

The truth is, we are all in this alone.

Every time I write a book, I try to make it as good as I can, and then I hope that people will read it.

We have to be careful what we pretend to be, because we are what we pretend to be.

It's a very bad idea to get in the way of a writer who's trying to write.

The greatest joy you can have is to know that you're loved.

We are all in this together, so let's try to be nice to each other.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.