1,579 Quotes by Kurt Vonnegut

Only in books do we learn what’s really going on.

People don't come to church for preachments, of course, but to daydream about God.

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers - joined in the serious business of keeping our food, shelter, clothing and loved ones from combining with oxygen.

What a fool I would have been to let self-respect interfere with my happiness!

Jokes have to be quite naked to be understood. They have to be quite simple.

The big show is inside my head,

You are pooped and demoralised,” read Dwayne. “Why wouldn’t you be? Of course it is exhausting, having to reason all the time in a universe which wasn’t meant to be reasonable.

Never have I risked my life, or even my comfort, in the service of mankind. Shame on me.

Listen: Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time.