Maturity, Bokonon Tells Us, 'is A Bitter Disappointment For Which No Remedy Exists, Unless Laughter Can

‘Maturity,’ Bokonon tells us, 'is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter can be said to remedy anything.’

Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle (via dukeofbookingham)

“She did not care for children’s books in which the children grew up, as what “growing up” entailed (in life as in books) was a swift and inexplicable dwindling of character; out of a clear blue sky the heroes and heroines abandoned their adventures for some dull sweetheart, got married and had families, and generally started acting like a bunch of cows.”

— Donna Tartt, The Little Friend

“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”

— Nail Gaiman (b. 10 November 1960)

When I'm dead, I'm going to forget everything - and I advise you to do the same.

Cat's Cradle; Kurt Vonnegut

Anyone unable to understand how a useful religion can be founded on lies will not understand this book either. So be it.

Cat’s Cradle; Kurt Vonnegut