Slaughterhouse-Five

"That is a very Earthling question to ask."

"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change."

"Who am I to judge myself?"

"Robert, I'd like to welcome you into the Tralfamadorian philosophy."

"That is what I am, and that is all that I am."

"A sum of their powers is the ability to see in four dimensions."

"Dresden was one big flame. Now and then—uh, there was guggling down below."

"Moments aren't events that follow one another in strict chronological order."

"The United States of America wanted to make sure that I would never leave the war."

"The most important thing I learned was that listening is far more important than talking."

"All moments, past, present and future, always have existed, always will exist."

"Tralfamadorian time is not like Earth time."

"The worst part about being trapped in yesterday is that yesterday has already happened."

"We are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different."

"I have this little problem with the universe. It just does not seem fair."

"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"

"I wish you all good luck"

"How nice – to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive"

"We are all Lucifer"

"I am not overweight. I am undertall"

"Everything is beautiful and nothing hurts"

"Mother Night, I will always be grateful to you, even though you were only a dream."

"A purpose of human life is to love those who love you."

"I hate war. I don't want to kill anybody."

"Being alive is like being trapped in a traffic jam."

"How nice—to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive."

"We are going to show you how to die."

"All moments exist all the time."

"The most important thing is the present moment."

"That is the strongest picture in my life now."