the people of the united states were...spoiled children, who are begging for a frightening but just daddy to tell them exactly what to do

“We are what we imagine ourselves to be. ”

“This person has just arrived on this planet, knows nothing about it, has no sta…”

“I'm odd, I know,' he said. 'It's fear of myself that's made me odd.”

“The Tralfamadorians can look at all the different moments just that way we can …”