He did not think of himself as a writer for the simple reason that the…

Kurt Vonnegut
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He did not think of himself as a writer for the simple reason that the world had never allowed him to think of himself in this way. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (1969). Slaughterhouse-five: or, The children's crusade, a duty-dance with death
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Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (1999). Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction, Putnam Publishing Group
Son,' my father said to me, 'someday this will all be yours. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (2009). Cat's Cradle: A Novel, p.162, Dial Press
All people are insane. They will do anything at any time, and God help anybody who looks for reasons. ✨ Mother Night. Book by Kurt Vonnegut, 1961.
If you want to really hurt you parents, and you don't have the nerve to be gay, the least you can do is go into the arts. I'm not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very hum … ▶
Everyone now knows how to find the meaning of life within himself. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (1988). The Sirens of Titan: An Original Novel, Laurel

He did not think of himself as a writer for the simple reason that the world had never allowed him to think of himself in this way. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (1969). Slaughterhouse-five: or, The children's crusade, a duty-dance with death

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