1,579 Quotes by Kurt Vonnegut

There is no beginning, no middle, no end, no suspense, no moral, no causes, no effects. What we love in our books are the depths of many marvelous moments seen all at one time.

...we took the 10 machines we agreed were the most beguiling, and we put them on permanent exhibit in the foyer of this library underneath a sign whose words can surely be applied to this whole ruined planet nowadays: THE COMPLICATED FUTILITY OF IGNORANCE

everything that ever has been always will be, and everything that ever will be always has been

Maturity, the way I understand it, is knowing what your limitations are.

Maturity,” Bokonontells us, “is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unlesslaughter can be said to remedy anything.

Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before.

New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become.

I am a very bad scientist. I will do anything to make a human being feel better, even if it's unscientific.

Nothing is generous. New knowledge is a valuable commodity. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we are.