"Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place."

~ Kurt Vonnegut đź’Ž #BOTD 1922
"Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what's inside you, to make your soul grow."
~ Kurt Vonnegut
"... I haven't heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted anywhere. "Blessed are the merciful" in a courtroom? "Blessed are the peacemakers" in the Pentagon? Give me a break!"
~ Kurt Vonnegut
"... I haven't heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted anywhere. "Blessed are the merciful" in a courtroom? "Blessed are the peacemakers" in the Pentagon? Give me a break!" ~ Kurt Vonnegut
"... I haven't heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted anywhere. "Blessed are the merciful" in a courtroom? "Blessed are the peacemakers" in the Pentagon? Give me a break!" ~ Kurt Vonnegut
"You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society."
~ Kurt Vonnegut
"It's a terrible waste to be happy and not notice it."
~ Kurt Vonnegut
"And a step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction."
~ Kurt Vonnegut
"Unannounced changes in life's itinerary are like dancing lessons from God."
~ Kurt Vonnegut
"Hate, in the long run, is about as nourishing as cyanide."
~ Kurt Vonnegut
"Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies - "God damn it, you've got to be kind.""
~ Kurt Vonnegut
"Music is, to me, proof of the existence of God. It is so extraordinarily full of magic, and in tough times of my life I can listen to music and it makes such a difference."
~ Kurt Vonnegut
"Dear future generations: Please accept our apologies. We were rolling drunk on petroleum."
~ Kurt Vonnegut
"As stupid and vicious as men are, this is a lovely day."
~ Kurt Vonnegut
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