Home / Quotes / Quote by Kurt Vonnegut

Quote by Kurt Vonnegut

“The people who lived here hated it so much that they had burned down a lot of it a month before. It was all they had, and they'd wrecked it.”

Quote by Kurt Vonnegut

Book:Slaughterhouse-Five or The Children's Crusade

Work

Slaughterhouse-Five or The Children's Crusade

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

Kurt Vonnegut was an American writer known for his unique humor and profound satire. His works often explore themes of war, humanity, society, and politics. His most famous works include 'Slaughterhouse-Five' and 'Cat's Cradle'. His writing style has been widely appreciated by readers and has had a profound impact on literature. more

You May Also Like

“Based on the wide range of dangerous objects thrown at the police in the UK riots of 2024, I was surprised no one was killed!”

Dangerous Objects Anger Police Thrown Killed Surprised Rioting Wide Range Uk Riots Of 2024

Author:Steven Magee

“Sati was a custom religiously followed by a few, toed halfheartedly by rather more, sidestepped by many and ignored by most”

Author:Tim Mackintosh-Smith

“To be truly mindful is, in some ways, to remember to notice each moment as it occurs.”

Mindfulness Sati

Book:The Serenity Passport: A World Tour of Peaceful Living in 30 Words

Source: The Serenity Passport: A World Tour of Peaceful Living in 30 Words

“_Vacuum tubes_ are known as _valves_ in England. This is based on the fact that they can be used to control the flow of electricity, similar in concept to the way in which their mechanical namesakes are used to control the flow of fluids.”

Electricity Word Origins

Book:Bebop to the Boolean Boogie: An Unconventional Guide to Electronics

Source: Bebop to the Boolean Boogie: An Unconventional Guide to Electronics

“Sometimes we are called back to the things we most want to flee, perhaps because they left such a mark that we don’t know how to leave them behind.”

Past Closure Fleeing Returning Revisiting

Book:State of Paradise

Source: State of Paradise

“Ideas doesn't make anyone rich, it is what you use it to do that makes you rich.”

Ideas Inspiration Work Creativity Luck Fortune Michael Bassey Johnson Hardwork Implementation Creative Thoughts

Author:Michael Bassey Johnson

“When it comes to a wedding, all women are artists and the least shading out of synch with their creative thought can make or break their magnum opus. It makes it worse when one of them is actually an artist.”

Funny Women Wedding Artists Funny But True Weddings Creative Thoughts Magnum Opus Wedding Plans Planning A Wedding

Book:Vocation of a Gadfly

Source: Vocation of a Gadfly

“The ultimate goal of creative thinking is to expand the frontiers of the world confined within certain boundaries!”

Mehmet Murat Ildan Quotes Creative Thinking Thinking Quotes Thinking Quotations Creative Thoughts Creative Thinkings

Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Nature is as Love is. Love, nature and all of reality at their core is attention, will, creation, life-sustenance, existence in which nothing exists by itself, coexistence, harmony.”

Love Nature Love Quotes Nature Quotes Nature Of Love

Book:Love Over Fear: A Foundation for Autonomy

Source: Love Over Fear: A Foundation for Autonomy

“I always thought that would be really neat if black people ever got control of the United States we would, of course, tear down some of the statues because we just don't like them...like all of Richmond would probably not have a statue standing.”

America United States Usa African Americans Blacks Statues Us Monuments Sculptures

Book:Shimmy Shimmy Shimmy Like My Sister Kate: Looking At The Harlem Renaissance Through Poems

Source: Shimmy Shimmy Shimmy Like My Sister Kate: Looking At The Harlem Renaissance Through Poems