Slaughterhouse-Five

Book · 5 characters · 503 quotes · 1968

Quotes from Slaughterhouse-Five

T
"That is a very Earthling question to ask."
Tralfamadorian Philosophy
B
"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change."
Billy Pilgrim Peace
B
"Who am I to judge myself?"
Billy Pilgrim Philosophy
B
"Robert, I'd like to welcome you into the Tralfamadorian philosophy."
Billy Pilgrim Philosophy
B
"That is what I am, and that is all that I am."
Billy Pilgrim Philosophy
B
"A sum of their powers is the ability to see in four dimensions."
Billy Pilgrim Science
B
"Dresden was one big flame. Now and then—uh, there was guggling down below."
Billy Pilgrim War
B
"Moments aren't events that follow one another in strict chronological order."
Billy Pilgrim Time
B
"The United States of America wanted to make sure that I would never leave the war."
Billy Pilgrim War
B
"The most important thing I learned was that listening is far more important than talking."
Billy Pilgrim Wisdom
T
"All moments, past, present and future, always have existed, always will exist."
Tralfamadorian Philosophy
B
"Tralfamadorian time is not like Earth time."
Billy Pilgrim Time
B
"The worst part about being trapped in yesterday is that yesterday has already happened."
Billy Pilgrim Time
K
"We are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different."
Kurt Vonnegut Humor
B
"I have this little problem with the universe. It just does not seem fair."
Billy Pilgrim Philosophy
T
"The past, like the future, really existed. The present was an illusion that made it possible for us to feed ourselves one bite at a time"
Tralfamadorian Time
B
"I wish you all good luck"
Billy Pilgrim Hope
B
"How nice – to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive"
Billy Pilgrim Life
E
"We are all Lucifer"
Eliot Rosewater Philosophy
B
"I am not overweight. I am undertall"
Billy Pilgrim Humor
T
"Everything is beautiful and nothing hurts"
Tralfamadorian Happiness
B
"Mother Night, I will always be grateful to you, even though you were only a dream."
Billy Pilgrim Gratitude
K
"A purpose of human life is to love those who love you."
Kurt Vonnegut Love
B
"I hate war. I don't want to kill anybody."
Billy Pilgrim Peace
B
"Being alive is like being trapped in a traffic jam."
Billy Pilgrim Life
B
"How nice—to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive."
Billy Pilgrim Life
T
"We are going to show you how to die."
Tralfamadorian Death
T
"All moments exist all the time."
Tralfamadorian Time
B
"The most important thing is the present moment."
Billy Pilgrim Time
B
"That is the strongest picture in my life now."
Billy Pilgrim