Grace

“One would soon go mad if one took such coincidences too seriously. One might be led to suspect that there were all sorts of things going on in the Universe which he or she did not thoroughly understand.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Bluebeard

“The whole point of war is to put women everywhere in that condition. It's always men against women, with the men only pretending to fight among themselves.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Bluebeard

“The Laughing Heart

your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is a light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.
take them.
you can’t beat death but
you can beat death in life, sometimes.
and the more often you learn to do it,
the more light there will be.
your life is your life.
know it while you have it.
you are marvelous
the gods wait to delight
in you.”
― Charles Bukowski, Betting on the Muse: Poems & Stories

“I can't help it. My soul knows my meat is doing bad things, and is embarrassed. But my meat just keeps right on doing bad, dumb things”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Bluebeard