Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.

—Kurt Vonnegut

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About Kurt Vonnegut

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Kurt Vonnegut ( VON-ə-gət; November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American author known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. His published work includes fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works over fifty years; further works have been published since his death.

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If people think nature is their friend, then they sure don't need an enemy.

—Kurt Vonnegut

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Thanks to TV and for the convenience of TV, you can only be one of two kinds of human beings, either a liberal or a conservative.

—Kurt Vonnegut

The chief weapon of sea pirates, however, was their capacity to astonish. Nobody else could believe, until it was too late, how heartless and greedy they were.

—Kurt Vonnegut

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.

—Kurt Vonnegut

Here's what I think the truth is: We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial. And like so many addicts about to face cold turkey, our leaders are now committing violent crimes to get what little is left of what we're hooked on.

—Kurt Vonnegut

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When you don't set up something to look forward to, the little things frequently get to you.

—Daniel Chidiac in Who Says You Can't? YOU DO

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That's when I first learned about true frustration, that wrenching ache when the thing that matters most to you barely makes a ripple in other people's lives.

—Robin Benway in Emmy & Oliver

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Do you stop loving someone just because they betray you? I don't think so. That's what makes the betrayal hurt so much—pain, frustration, anger… and I still loved her. I still do.

—Brandon Sanderson in The Way of Kings

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Reality continues to ruin my life.

—Bill Watterson

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Life is just a bowl of pits.

—Rodney Dangerfield

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