A plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive, at least a little bit…

“Lionel Merble was a machine. Tralfamadorians, of course, say that every creatur…”

“That was another thing people used to be able to do, which they can't do anymor…”

“In real life as in grand opera, arias only make hopeless situations worse.”

“It posed the question posed by all such stone piles.: how had puny men moved st…”