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I'd call this Vonnegut's sweetest novel, but then again I'm a big ol' softie.5 stars. He's made similar points before but this one ends up achingly tender. Really shows Vonnegut's range and skill, plucking heartstrings so forcefully with so few words ...more "
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"Splurged a bit at the used bookstore cuz this cover art is dope." — May 15, 2026 07:47PM
"Splurged a bit at the used bookstore cuz this cover art is dope." — May 15, 2026 07:47PM
Realizing the transient nature of material things helps for a while, but it’s got its limits.
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“Cadets at West Point did not make music. The musicians in the dance band and the marching band were Regular Army enlisted men, members of the servant class.
They were under orders to play music as written, note for note, and never mind how they felt about the music or about anything.”
― Hocus Pocus
They were under orders to play music as written, note for note, and never mind how they felt about the music or about anything.”
― Hocus Pocus
“Our children, full-grown now, can never forgive us for reproducing. What a mess.”
― Hocus Pocus
― Hocus Pocus
“The approach of a man's life out of the past is history, and the approach of time out of the future is mystery. Their meeting is the present, and it is consciousness, the only time life is alive.”
― Recollected Essays, 1965-1980
― Recollected Essays, 1965-1980
“If you could take one ride in a time machine, which way would you go? The future or the past? Sally forth or turn back?...Do you prefer the costumed pageant of history or the techno-marvels to come? It seems there are two kinds of people. Both camps have their optimists as well as their pessimists. Disease is a worry. Time traveling while black or female poses special hazards. Then again, some people see ways to make money at lotteries, stock markets, and racetracks. Some just want to relive past loves. Many back travelers are driven by regret—mistakes made, opportunities lost.”
― Time Travel: A History
― Time Travel: A History
“Place no dependence on your own genius, even if you possess it. If you have great talents, industry will improve them; if you have but moderate talents, industry will supply their deficiency--nothing is denied to well directed labor; nothing is obtained without it.”
― Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine
― Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine
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