Kurt Vonnegut Quotes


...this is a hard world to be ludicrous in, with so many human beings so reluctant to laugh, so incapable of thought, so eager to believe and snarl and hate.


Citations

Vonnegut, Kurt. Mother Night. Fawcett Publications, 1961.

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

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.