Kurt Vonnegut Quotes


There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization. If there are such things as angels, I hope that they are organized along the lines of the Mafia.


Citations

Vonnegut, Kurt. The Sirens of Titan. Delacorte Press, 1959, p. 165.

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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.