Every sentence must do one of two things-reveal character or advance the action.
If what Billy Pilgrim learned from the Tralfamadorians is true, that we will all live forever, no matter how dead we may sometimes seem to be, I am not overjoyed. Still--if I am going to spend eternity visiting this moment and that, I'm grateful that so many of those moments are nice.
My soul seemed as foul as smoke from burning cat fur.
if there is a god, he sure hates people
There is nothing left of him but curiosity and a pair of eyes.
I've been living alone for so long, everything about me’s private. I’m surprised anyone’s able to understand a word I say.