"The most important thing I learned on Tralfamador was that when a person dies he only appears to die."Death
"I am here to help my children find their destiny."Family
"The most important thing I learned on Tralfamadore was that when a person dies he only appears to die."Death
"The most important thing I learned on Tralfamadore was that ignorance and bungling and cowardice are the essence of Old Earth."Truth
"That is nice, I would have liked that."Hope
"I have come unstuck in time."Time
"How nice—to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive."Happiness
"That is I. That is me. That is the author of this book."
"The most important thing I learned on Tralfamadore was that when a person dies he only appears to die."Death
"Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt."Happiness
"The Tralfamadorian sees all time as you might see a stretch of the Rocky Mountains."Philosophy
"Congratulations. I am a Tralfamadorian, seeing all time as you might see a stretch of the Rocky Mountains."Imagination
"Laugh or cry? Funny or sad? It's all in how you look at things."Humor
"Bunch of humans eating on plastic chairs in a Tralfamadorian zoo."
"How nice—to feel nothing, and still get full."Happiness
"The most important thing I learned on Tralfamadore was that when a person dies he only appears to die."Death
"The most important thing I learned on Tralfamadore was that when a person dies, he only appears to die."Philosophy
"It was so simple."Wisdom
"I have come to love death."Death
"Congratulations. I'm a spastic in time."Humor
"How nice—to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive."
"The most important thing I learned on Tralfamadore was that when a person dies he only appears to die."Death
"I wish you all luck."Hope
"That is I."
"How nice—to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive."Life
"The most important thing I learned on Tralfamadore was that when a person dies he only appears to die."Death
"I am not going to tell you a story about what it is like to be kidnapped by flying saucers."Imagination
"That is a crazy thing to say, but it is true."Truth
"Poo-tee-weet."Wisdom
"The Tralfamadorians can look at all the different moments just the way we can look at a stretch of the Rocky Mountains."Philosophy