People would be surprised if they knew how much in this world was due to prayers. Auteur: Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Copy Quote More from Kurt Vonnegut Jr. “What's the point of being alive," she said, "if you're not going to communicate?” “You know, I think the main purpose of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps is to ge…” “When I write, I feel like an armless, legless man with a crayon in his mouth.” “When a person dies he only appears to die. He is still very much alive in the p…”