Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s biography

According to year of birth 1922 Kurt Vonnegut Jr. belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 11th of November means Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is Scorpio. Scorpio is a watery sign. These people are very intense in their thoughts. They always learn from the transformatory phase of their life.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s schools

Detailed informations about Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s schools

• Attended Cornell University (Chemistry) and earned an MA from University of Chicago.

How did Kurt Vonnegut Jr. die

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. died on on Wednesday 11th of April 2007 when he was 85 years old. Kurt Vonnegut Jr.s death was caused by injuries from a fall.

Awards and competitions

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s Awards

• December 22, 1944, Vonnegut was captured during the Battle of the Bulge while a battalion scout with the 106 Infantry Division. May 22, 1945, Vonnegut released to return to the U.S. Awarded the Purple Heart.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s quotes

• True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.
• A nice glass of champagne at the end of a life.
• When [Ernest Hemingway] killed himself he put a period at the end of his life; old age is more like a semicolon.
• If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.
• Always mind what you pretend to be...since you *are* what you pretend to be.
• A lot of people think I'm stupid because my sentences are so simple and my method is so direct. They think these are defects. No. The point is to write as much as you know as quickly as possible.
• I would rather have written Cheers (1982) than anything I've written.
• What kind of nutcase wants to become a psychiatrist?
• We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.
• When you get to be our age [elderly], you all of a sudden realize that you are being ruled by the people you went to high school with. You all of a sudden catch on that life is nothing but high school.
• There's this form of "Meditation" I've been practicing for years that's relaxing and enlightening; it's called "reading short stories".
• There is no immunity to Cuckoo ideas on Earth.
• [Rosewater, to a Shrink] You guys had better come up with some NEW lies, or people aren't going to want to live any more!
• Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before.
• If you really want to hurt your parents, and you don't have the nerve to be Gay, the least you can do is go into the Arts!
• There was a sign on the Wall saying "If you're so smart, how come you're not rich?"
• History is just a list of surprises. It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again.
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Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s body shape

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