Kurt Vonnegut speaking to John Irving while Irving was administering the Heimlich maneuver in response to Vonnegut's uncontrollable coughing..."John,stop- I am not choking. I have emphysema.
Kurt VonnegutOh, God — the lives people try to lead. Oh, God — what a world they try to lead them in.
Kurt VonnegutMy special situation was that I was the son and grandson of architects. And so I saw building. We were building the city, and that was exciting.
Kurt Vonnegut