More quotes by Kurt Vonnegut

"A book is an arrangement of twenty-six phonetic symbols, ten numerals, and about eight punctuation marks, and people can cast their eyes over these and envision the eruption of Mount Vesuvius or the Battle of Waterloo."
"Talent is extremely common. What is rare is the willingness to endure the life of the writer."
"Sometimes I think it is a great mistake to have matter that can think and feel. It complains so. By the same token, though, I suppose that boulders and mountains and moons could be accused of being a little too phlegmatic."
"Somebody gets into trouble, then gets out of it again. People love that story. They never get tired of it."
"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand."