When a Tralfamadorian sees a corpse, all he thinks is that the dead person is in bad condition in the particular moment, but that the same person is just fine in plenty of other moments. Now, when I myself hear that somebody is dead, I simply shrug and say what the Tralfamadorians say about dead people, which is "So it goes.

It goes against the American storytelling grain to have someone in a situation he can't get out of, but I think this is very usual in life.

All people are insane. They will do anything at any time, and God help anybody who looks for reasons.

You can't fight progress. The best you can do is ignore it, until it finally takes your livelihood and self-respect away.

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

We are all experiments in enthusiasms, narrow and preordained.

It's an astonishing skill that people can read, and read well. Very few people can read well. For instance, I have to be very careful with irony, saying something while meaning the exact opposite.