Vonnegut Quotes

19 quotes by 17 authors

Vonnegut could not help looking back, despite the danger of being turned metaphorically into a pillar of salt, into am emblem of the death that… — Kurt Vonnegut
The great crime of our time, says Vonnegut, was to do too much good secretly, too much harm openly. — Charles A. Reich
Although Kurt Vonnegut may not be considered a humor writer, 'Breakfast of Champions' is one of the funniest books I've ever read. — Justin Halpern
What occurs to people when they read Kurt [Vonnegut] is that things are much more up for grabs than they thought they were. The world… — Mark Vonnegut
We have this habit of romanticizing the lives of writers. I remember when I was a kid, I was like, 'I want to be Kurt… — John Green
I used to feel that if I say something's wrong, I have to say how it could be made right. But what I learned from… — Etgar Keret
It's true that at the time I was fond of Kurt Vonnegut and Richard Brautigan, and it was from them that I learned about this… — Haruki Murakami
I like science fiction. Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick and Vonnegut, and I really like Margaret Atwood, 'The Handmaid's Tale.' And you know, so… — Conor Oberst
If you take my stuff apart, you'll find my choruses of repetitions are picked up almost verbatim from Kurt Vonnegut, and my distanced fracture quality… — Chuck Palahniuk
My favorite book is anything by Kurt Vonnegut - he's my literary hero. I got to meet him several times, which was a great thrill… — Steven Wright
Kurt Vonnegut speaking to John Irving while Irving was administering the Heimlich maneuver in response to Vonnegut's uncontrollable coughing..."John,stop- I am not choking. I have… — Kurt Vonnegut
But something occurred to me as I sped through that dirty shroud of fog, something Vonnegut has been trying to explain to the rest of… — Steve Almond
The truth is that Trout, like Vonnegut and Ray Bradbury and many others, writes parables. These are set in frames which have become called, for… — Philip Jose Farmer
As an adolescent, Vonnegut made my life bearable. — Jon Stewart
I read a lot of short fiction, like Kurt Vonnegut and Raymond Carver and Wells Tower. — Lorde
My theory is that Kurt had a lot of residual pain from his childhood. And when you pile that on top of his experience in… — Charles J. Shields
Bernard Vonnegut, named for his paternal grandfather, was born August 29, 1914. He was a serious-looking little boy, even in informal photographs. — Charles J. Shields
I really began to love to read while in high school, and my favorite authors were my heroes: J.D. Salinger, Kurt Vonnegut. — Louis Sachar
I want the people of New Jersey to jump off a cliff like Kurt Vonnegut so I can show them how to fly. This way,… — Richie Sambora

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