How embarrassing to be human. Auteur: Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Copy Quote More from Kurt Vonnegut Jr. “The most important thing I learned on Tralfamadore was that when a person dies …” “We have hugged each other maybe three or four times - on birthdays,very likely,…” “I'd be grateful if you'd say anything, true or not, because I ran out of ideas.…” “The girls screamed. They covered themselves with their hands and turned their b…”