I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of an… - Kurt Vonnegut

"You think I'm insane?" said Finnerty. Apparently he wanted more of a reaction than Paul had given him.
"You're still in touch. I guess that's the test."
"Barely — barely."
"A psychiatrist could help. There's a good man in Albany."
Finnerty shook his head. "He'd pull me back into the center, and I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center." He nodded, "Big, undreamed-of things — the people on the edge see them first."

One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.

Doesn't anything socialistic make you want to throw up? Like great public schools, or health insurance for all?