Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
As all of you know, I read a lot. I thought that it would be nice to start a new, daily routine: the literary quote of the day.
For those who already read a lot, perhaps you recognize the quote and want to leave a comment about it / the author… or perhaps it makes you realize that you did not read the specific essay, article, book, story, poem, etc. it was taken from and you might want to read it now…
For those who don’t read a lot… hopefully this ‘routine’ will make you realize that you’re missing out on a lot. Hopefully it will make you start thinking and perhaps it will inspire you to read.
The world of literature is rich… richer than anyone can imagine.
Today’s quote is from Kurt Vonnegut Jr.‘s Fates Worse Than Death:
Scientists, for all their creativity, will never discover a method for making people deader than dead. So if some of you are worried about being hydrogen-bombed, you are merely fearing death. There is nothing new in that. If there weren’t any hydrogen bombs, death would still be after you. And what is death but an absence of life? That’s all it is. That is all it ever can be.
Death is nothin. What is all this fuss about?
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