Cat's Cradle Quotes

6 quotes from 5 authors

These six snippets hold a tangled view of a cat's cradle: a child’s stare at endless X's, a reminder that every storyteller reshapes the same scene, and a warning that strict ethics can choke genuine feeling. Readers who enjoy how perspective shifts explore the Perspective or Storytelling pages for richer collections.

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“Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before... He is full…

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr

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“Dune; Nova; Double Star; The Corridors of Time; Cat's Cradle; Half Past Human; Murder in Retrospect; Gideon's Day; The Red Right Hand;…

Larry Niven

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“No wonder kids grow up crazy. A cat's cradle is nothing but a bunch of X's between somebody's hands, and little kids…

Kurt Vonnegut

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“The day you give priority to bogus ethics over human reactions, you become a loser. Human reactions are priceless. Rules should never,…

Ted Tinling

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“Newt remained curled in the chair. He held out his puny hands as though a cat's cradle were strung between them. 'No…

Kurt Vonnegut

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Everyone who tells a story tells it differently, just to remind us that everybody sees it differently. Some people say there are…

Jeanette Winterson

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