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Kurt Vonnegut

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Kurt Vonnegut is one of those voices you encounter and immediately want to hear more from. Their thinking spans from Good to War, revealing a mind that refused to stay in one lane. 11 of Kurt Vonnegut's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Good, War, Nature, Morning, and Freedom. One quote that captures their voice: "True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country."

“The year was 2081, and everyone was finally equal.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

Equality

All Quotes by Kurt Vonnegut

“All this happened, more or less. The war parts, anyway, are pretty much true.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

War

“If people think nature is their friend, then they sure don't need an enemy.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

Nature

“The year was 2081, and everyone was finally equal.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

Equality

“People have to talk about something just to keep their voice boxes in working order so they'll have good voice boxes in case there's ever anything really meaningful to say.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

Good

“Still and all, why bother? Here's my answer. Many people need desperately to receive this message: I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

Alone

“Who is more to be pitied, a writer bound and gagged by policemen or one living in perfect freedom who has nothing more to say?”

— Kurt Vonnegut

Freedom

“About astrology and palmistry: they are good because they make people vivid and full of possibilities. They are communism at its best. Everybody has a birthday and almost everybody has a palm.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

Best

“True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

Age