Quotes by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat's Cradle

Explore a curated collection of 36 quotes by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat's Cradle. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

Americans... are forever searching for love in forms it never takes, in places it can never be. It must have something t — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat's Cradle
Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly;Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?'Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land;Man go — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat's Cradle
You'll forget it when you're dead, and so will I. When I'm dead, I'm going to forget everything–and I advise you to do t — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat's Cradle
No wonder kids grow up crazy. A cat's cradle is nothing but a bunch of X's between somebody's hands, and little kids loo — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat's Cradle
Nothing is generous. New knowledge is a valuable commodity. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we are. — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat's Cradle
But people didn't have to pay as much attention to the awful truth. As the living legend of the cruel tyrant in the city — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat's Cradle
She was a fool, and so am I, and so is anyone who thinks he sees what God is Doing, [writes Bokonon]. — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat's Cradle
The Fourteenth Book is entitled, "What can a Thoughtful Man Hope for Mankind on Earth, Given the Experience of the Past — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat's Cradle
Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat's Cradle
In the beginning, God created the earth, and he looked upon it in His cosmic loneliness.And God said, "Let Us make livin — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat's Cradle
I do not say that children at war do not die like men, if they have to die. To their everlasting honor and our everlasti — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat's Cradle
After the thing went off, after it was a sure thing that America could wipe out a city with just one bomb, a scientist t — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat's Cradle
I do not say that children at war do not die like men, if they have to die. To their everlasting honor and our everlasti — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat's Cradle
People are hated a lot of places. Claire pointed out in her letter that Americans, in being hated, were simply paying th — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat's Cradle
Mister, when I see my first lady angel, if God ever sees fit to show me one, it’ll be her wings not her face that’ll mak — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat's Cradle
She turned to examine Dr. Breed, looking at him with helpless reproach. She hated people who thought too much. At that m — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat's Cradle
A winded, defeated-looking fat woman in filthy coveralls trudged beside us, hearing what Miss Pefko said. She turned to — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat's Cradle
The brainless serenity of charwomen and janitors working late at night came over us. In a messy world we were at least m — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat's Cradle
The mind reels. — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat's Cradle
Jonah-John-if I had been a Sam, I would have been a Jonah still-not because I have been unlucky for others, but because — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat's Cradle