Kurt Vonnegut Quotes


The sermon was based on what he claimed was a well-known fact, that there were no Atheists in foxholes. I asked Jack what he thought of the sermon afterwards, and he said, "There's a Chaplain who never visited the front.


Citations

Vonnegut, Kurt. Hocus Pocus. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1990.

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Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut
  • Born: November 11, 1922
  • Died: April 11, 2007
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Writer

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. was an American writer. In a career spanning over 50 years, he published 14 novels, three short story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works, with further collections being published after his death.