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-plus years; further works have been published since his death.
I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all.
—Kurt Vonnegut in The Sirens of Titan
Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.
I was so happy that I wanted to be kind to everyone in the world.
—Dodie Smith in I Capture the Castle
—Agatha Christie in A Murder Is Announced