“Every child older than six knew the fork, and knew what the good guys did here, and what the bad guys did here. The fork was a familiar one in folk tales the world over, and the good guys and the bad guys, whether in chaps, breechclouts, serapes, leopardskins or banker’s grey pinstripes, all separatedContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Fork on the Road (Vonnegut)”
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RKS Literature: A Corporate Executive Expresses His Love for the “Common People” After Many Highballs (Vonnegut)
“It was a generalized love-particularly for the little people, the common people, God bless them. All his life they had been hidden from him by the walls of his ivory tower. Now, this night, he had come among them, shared their hopes and disappointments, understood their yearnings, discovered the beauty of their simplicities and theirContinue reading “RKS Literature: A Corporate Executive Expresses His Love for the “Common People” After Many Highballs (Vonnegut)”
RKS Literature: Why Executives Die Young (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
“The reason executives die young is that they don’t know how to delegate authority,” said Hackleman. “This should add twenty years to my life, because I hereby delegate to you my full authority as publicity director, just tendered to me by the Chamber of Commerce. The door of opportunity is wide open. If your publicityContinue reading “RKS Literature: Why Executives Die Young (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)”
RKS Literature: Of What Use Are Children’s Playthings (Vonnegut)
“As anyone who has experimented extensively with life in the home and community, using real people in true-life situations, I doubt that any playthings could prepare a child for one millionth of what is going to hit him in the teeth, ready or not.” Kurt Vonnegut Jr., “Mother Night”, 1961
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