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Quote by Kurt Vonnegut

“This much I knew and know: I was making myself hideously uncomfortable by not narrowing my attention to details of life which were immediately important, and by refusing to believe what my neighbors believed.”

Book:Breakfast Of Champions

Work

Breakfast Of Champions

This novel is a satirical examination of modern American culture, featuring a cast of eccentric characters and a narrative that intertwines science fiction and philosophical musings. more

Author

Kurt Vonnegut

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

“If a mother is mourning not for what she has lost but for what her dead child has lost, it is a comfort to believe that the child has not lost the end for which it was created. And it is a comfort to believe that she herself, in losing her chief or only natural happiness, has not lost a greater thing, that she may still hope to "glorify God and enjoy Him forever." A comfort to the God-aimed, eternal spirit within her. But not to her motherhood. The specifically maternal happiness must be written off. Never, in any place or time, will she have her son on her knees, or bathe him, or tell him a story, or plan for his future, or see her grandchild.”

Death Loss Grief Grieving Miscarriage Sids Stillbirth Babyloss Perinatal Death

Book:A Grief Observed

Source: A Grief Observed

“I begin with the respect that the anarch shows towards the rules. Respectare as an intensive of respicere means: ‘to look back, to think over, to take into account.’ These are traffic rules. The anarchist resembles a pedestrian who refuses to acknowledge them and is promptly run down. Even a passport check is disastrous for him. ‘I never saw a cheerful end,’ as far back as I can look into history. In contrast, I would assume that men who were blessed with happiness – Sulla, for example – were anarchs in disguise.”

Society Anarchism Anarch Ernst Jünger Civil Obediance

Book:Eumeswil

Source: Eumeswil

“In fine, that it is not enough to be good, without behaving in such a manner as shall make others acknowledge us to be so.”

Society Morality Perception

Book:The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless

Source: The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless