Kurt Vonnegut’s quote, “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be,” is a sharp warning about identity and moral responsibility. The line comes from Mother Night, ...
This line comes from Kurt Vonnegut’s 1962 novel Mother Night, where it appears as part of the author’s stated moral of the story. The novel follows Howard W. Campbell Jr., an American who secretly ...
“So it goes.” Today marks 16 years since the passing of American author Kurt Vonnegut. Born 11 November 1922 in Indianapolis, Vonnegut joined the US army during his university studies to help with the ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...