“You learn about life by the accidents you have, over and over again”
Interviewed by J. Rentilly, "The Best Jokes Are Dangerous" http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2002/09/16vonnegut1.html, McSweeny's (September 2002)
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Context: You learn about life by the accidents you have, over and over again, and your father is always in your head when that stuff happens. Writing, most of the time, for most people, is an accident and your father is there for that, too. You know, I taught writing for a while and whenever somebody would tell me they were going to write about their dad, I would tell them they might as well go write about killing puppies because neither story was going to work. It just doesn't work. Your father won't let it happen.
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Kurt Vonnegut 318
American writer 1922–2007Related quotes
Source: The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
“I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.”
