You will be missed good sir.
I can think of few other people, let alone authors, that shaped my formative years more profoundly than this gentleman. While I don’t think I’ve picked up one of his books in more than 6 years, his writing openned the door to my love of literature in a way few authors could. I’m not sure how excited I am about my birthday being the date of his passing, but I definitely owe the guy.
Thank you for your contributions Mr. Vonnegut, you will be missed.
Via: Brent Simmons
I thought about you when I heard it on NPR this morning. You were the one who talked me into buying Breakfast of Champions, after all. Well, here’s a quote for you:
“If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph:
THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED
FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
WAS MUSIC”
Vonnegut’s Blues For America 07 January, 2006 Sunday Herald
But enough of that. Happy Birthday MattyK! Believe it or not I did remember it yesterday– I just forgot to let you know.
(The Preview is showing it doing weird things to the quote. I didn’t type it with that funny space at the end and the strange formatting.)
April 12th, 2007 at 12:08 pm