Kurt Vonnegut

A society is only as healthy as its ideas are humane.

Kurt Vonnegut

A story has to be a good date, because the reader can stop at any time. Remember, readers are selfish and have no compulsion to be decent about anything.

Kurt Vonnegut

And a step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction.

Kurt Vonnegut

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.

Kurt Vonnegut

Belief is nearly the whole of the universe whether based on truth or not.

Kurt Vonnegut

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

Kurt Vonnegut

Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness.

Kurt Vonnegut

Don’t be reckless with other peoples hearts. And don’t put up with people that are reckless with yours.

Kurt Vonnegut

Every sentence must do one of two things – reveal character or advance the action.

Kurt Vonnegut

I go on many thrilling adventures and wondrous, profound escapades through books.

Kurt Vonnegut