Kurt Vonnegut Quotes


There is no order in the world around us, we must adapt ourselves to the requirements of chaos instead

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Chaos
Complexity, Complexities
Disorder
Flexibility
Order
Survival
Uncertainty
Adaptation
Anarchy
Humanists, Humanism, Humaness
Instability
Randomness
Relativism
Turmoil
Unpredictability
Chaos Theory
Disarray
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Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007, Novelist, Breakfast of Champions, 1973

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Kurt Vonnegut
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Kurt Vonnegut
  • Born: November 11, 1922
  • Died: April 11, 2007
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Writer
Biography

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. was an American writer. In a career spanning over 50 years, he published 14 novels, three short story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works, with further collections being published after his death.

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