Name: A Man Without A Country
Author: Kurt Vonnegut

A lace-gloved hand holds a green telephone receiver with its coiled cord descending into a floral teacup. — Original artwork

I think that novels that leave out technology misrepresent life as badly as Victorians misrepresented life by leaving out sex.

Kurt Vonnegut

A small gray toy mouse sits beside an open birdcage, stacked books and a vase of dried stems against a dusty rose background. — Original artwork

Life is no way to treat an animal, not even a mouse.

Kurt Vonnegut

Unmarked wooden ballot box with visible slot — Original artwork

There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don’t know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nutcases want to be president. This was true even in high school. Only clearly disturbed people ran for class president.

Kurt Vonnegut

A yellow and blue globe wearing a spotted party hat rests on a pink whoopee cushion against coral. — Original artwork

We are here on Earth to fart around. Don’t let anybody tell you any different.

Kurt Vonnegut