Thursday, April 12, 2007

I have told my sons that they are not under any circumstances to take part in massacres, and that the news of massacres of enemies is not to fill them with satisfaction or glee.

I have also told them not to work for companies which make massacre machinery, and to express contempt for people who think we need machinery like that.

--Kurt Vonnegut, Jr Slaughterhouse Five

3 Comments:

Blogger jerome said...

Ah russell.... a wonderful posting of Vonnegott..

how are you doing? and you mom and sister?

Jerry Bechtle

5:48 PM  
Anonymous Keith said...

So it goes.

8:22 PM  
Blogger russell said...

Jerry: good to hear from you. Mom and Annie are doing well. Please drop me an email sometime.

Keith: Yes, so many great phrases from that book and his writing more generally.

11:48 PM  

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