![]() It's a very short read as well, I read it cover to cover in less than 3 hours. If you haven't read this book, I strongly recommend it. With every Vonnegut I read, I continue to see why he's regarded as one of the best authors of all time. Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith, I consider a capacity for it terrifying and absolutely vile." - picture of quote. I had hoped, as a broadcaster, to be merely ludicrous, but this is a hard world to be ludicrous in, with so many human beings so reluctant to laugh, so incapable of thought, so eager to believe in snarl and hate. "It's that part of an imbecile," I said, "that punishes and vilifies and makes war gladly." - picture of quote.Īnother one I quite enjoyed was this one: It's that part of every man that finds all kinds of ugliness so attractive. Where's evil? It's that large part of every man that wants to hate without limit, that wants to hate with God on its side. "There are plenty of good reasons for fighting," I said, "but no good reason ever to hate without reservation, to imagine that God Almighty Himself hates with you, too. "That's all that any man at war with pure evil deserves. "Look at you! Came to kill people with your bare hands, and now away you go with no more glory than a man sideswiped by a Greyhound bus! And that's all the glory you deserve!" I said. Plus it was packed with several great passages. The story was very easy to consume and easy to follow. Example: Hello.Įxplanation of our link flairs Join our /r/bookclub Don't forget /new! Filter by Flair AMA Weekly Thread Mod PostĪma Check out this week's Thread CalendarĪlbeit, I've still got a couple more of his books to read, this has been my favorite by far from the ones I've read so far though.
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