He ate a pear. It was a hard one. It fought back against his grinding teeth. It snapped in juicy protest.
Kurt VonnegutThe artist makes his living by pretending, by putting it in a meaningful hole though no such holes exist.
Kurt VonnegutThe worst thing that could possibly happen to anybody would be to not be used for anything by anybody. Thank you for using me, even though I didn't want to be used by anybody.
Kurt VonnegutIt appeared to the Elders that the people here would believe anything about themselves, no matter how preposterous, as long as it was flattering. To make sure of this, they performed an experiment. They put the idea into Earthlings' heads that the whole Universe had been created by one big animal who looked just like them. He sat on a throne with a lot of less fancy thrones all around him. When people died they got to sit on those other thrones forever because they were such close relatives of the Creator. The people down here just ate that up!
Kurt Vonnegut