I used this quote to begin a presentation I did way back when in college in some class in. It wasn't a presentation on Vonnegut. I think it was a history class, or maybe a colonial lit. class ( Read more... )

So, I am a member of a Vonnegut community. I don't understand why no one seems to list "Mother Night," "Slaughterhouse Five" or even "Sirens of Titan" as their favorite Vonnegut novels. I see everyone listing "Breakfast of Champions" listed as the favorite more often than not. It's good, but I don't even see the ones I've mentioned in their ( Read more... )

"Men looked at her and wanted to fill her up with babies right away. She hadn't had even one baby yet. She used birth control."

Slaughterhouse Five-- Kurt Vonnegut

I love a good quote.

It's no wonder we have a son named Shaw. :-)

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/George_Bernard_Shaw/

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.
George Bernard Shaw
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