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  1. “And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles.

    "So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
    #KurtVonnegut #BOTD #AManWithoutACountry

  2. “And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles.

    "So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
    #KurtVonnegut #BOTD #AManWithoutACountry

  3. “And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles.

    "So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
    #KurtVonnegut #BOTD #AManWithoutACountry

  4. “And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles.

    "So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
    #KurtVonnegut #BOTD #AManWithoutACountry

  5. “And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles.

    "So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
    #KurtVonnegut #BOTD #AManWithoutACountry

  6. 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗔 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗞𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗴𝘂𝘁 -

    Vonnegut's sardonic charm and open-handed critical wit are turned all the way up in this brief collection of short essays and observations, personal curiosities and writing advice. Worth the stay!

    #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #kurtvonnegut #amanwithoutacountry #essays #observations #culturecriticism #memoir #writingadvice #potpourri

    buff.ly/3TSmmFo

  7. 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗔 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗞𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗴𝘂𝘁 -

    Vonnegut's sardonic charm and open-handed critical wit are turned all the way up in this brief collection of short essays and observations, personal curiosities and writing advice. Worth the stay!

    #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #kurtvonnegut #amanwithoutacountry #essays #observations #culturecriticism #memoir #writingadvice #potpourri

    buff.ly/3TSmmFo

  8. 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗔 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗞𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗴𝘂𝘁 -

    Vonnegut's sardonic charm and open-handed critical wit are turned all the way up in this brief collection of short essays and observations, personal curiosities and writing advice. Worth the stay!

    #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #kurtvonnegut #amanwithoutacountry #essays #observations #culturecriticism #memoir #writingadvice #potpourri

    buff.ly/3TSmmFo

  9. 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗔 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗞𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗴𝘂𝘁 -

    Vonnegut's sardonic charm and open-handed critical wit are turned all the way up in this brief collection of short essays and observations, personal curiosities and writing advice. Worth the stay!

    #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #kurtvonnegut #amanwithoutacountry #essays #observations #culturecriticism #memoir #writingadvice #potpourri

    buff.ly/3TSmmFo

  10. 𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗔 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆” 𝗯𝘆 𝗞𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗴𝘂𝘁 -

    Vonnegut's perceptive scythe goes after both sacred and sinful lambs with the endearing warmth of grumpy happiness. Brief and pleasurable!

    books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #3words #kurtvonnegut #amanwithoutacountry #essays #memoir #socialcommentary

    buff.ly/47uwM3F

  11. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗞𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗴𝘂𝘁 - "𝗔 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆"

    98% sure I've read this before, but since I've lost track of the number of times I've read each of his books, a quick return to this collection of essays and reminiscences is worth it!

    #kurtvonnegut #amanwithoutacountry