Kurt Vonnegut

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.

Kurt Vonnegut

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

Kurt Vonnegut

Nobody will stop you from creating. Do it tonight. Do it tomorrow. That is the way to make your soul grow.

Kurt Vonnegut

Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow.

Kurt Vonnegut

Take life seriously but none of the people in it.

Kurt Vonnegut

Talent is extremely common. What is rare is the willingness to endure the life of the writer.

Kurt Vonnegut

Teaching, may I say, is the noblest profession of all in a democracy.

Kurt Vonnegut

Time is liquid. One moment is no more important than any other and all moments quickly run away.

Kurt Vonnegut

A committee of three can accomplish much if two don’t show up.

Kurt Vonnegut

A lack of seriousness has led to all sorts of wonderful insights.

Kurt Vonnegut