Kurt Vonnegut Quotes About Dying

Quotes about: Dying

• During my three years in Vietnam, I certainly heard plenty of last words by dying American footsoldiers. Not one of them, however, had illusions that he had somehow accomplished something worthwhile in the process of making the Supreme Sacrifice.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Sacrifice, Years, Dying

  Kurt Vonnegut (2011). “Hocus Pocus”, p.9, Random House

• I asked this heroic pet lover how it felt to have died for a schnauzer named Teddy. Salvador Biagiani was philosophical. He said it sure beat dying for absolutely nothing in the Viet Nam War.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Dog, War, Philosophical

  Kurt Vonnegut (2011). “God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian”, p.16, Seven Stories Press

• Human beings are chimpanzees who get crazy drunk on power. By saying that our leaders are power-drunk chimpanzees, am I in danger of wrecking the morale of our soldiers fighting and dying in the Middle East? Their morale, like so many bodies, is already shot to pieces. They are being treated, as I never was, like toys a rich kid got for Christmas.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Crazy, Kids, Fighting

  "Cold Turkey" by Kurt Vonnegut, inthesetimes.com. May 10, 2004.

• Even as I speak, the very last polar bear may be dying of hunger on account of climate change, on account of us. And I sure miss the polar bears. Their babies are so warm and cuddly and trusting, just like ours.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Baby, Missing, Dying

  Kurt Vonnegut (2008). “Armageddon in Retrospect”, p.23, Penguin

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