A Memorial to Kurt Vonnegut

Author:
Maria_removed
Publish date:
Apr 13, 2007

Dear Writers,
I wanted to share with you this fascinating interview with Kurt Vonnegut "Vonnegut on Fiction." It originally appeared in a Writer's Digest specialty publication in 2002.

"I certainly didn't expect to succeed to the extent I have. I mean, it's not phenomenal, but I certainly didn't expect to amount to much."
-Kurt Vonnegut

You know how I love quotes and I found this gem in the interview. What a remarkable man. Did he not even realize he changed the way we all think about literature?

He will be greatly missed.

Until next time...

Keep Writing,
Maria

P.S. If you have a favorite Vonnegut quote or book or character, please share here in his honor.

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