I’ll say it too.
Also, it isn’t original, but I’d like to say thanks for being such a good writer, Mr. Vonnegut. You make me proud to be an Iowa Cityzen.
Slaughterhouse Five was one of the first classics I ever read without having been assigned to do so, and it was really an important experience for me as a reader. For one thing, it’s hilarious. It was the first widely-acknowledged great book I ever read that made me laugh. I realize that some of you people believe Dickens is worth reading, and I respect your right to wallow among sooty-lunged paupers and tall-haired aristocrats, but you have to admit that time travel and naked ladies are much, much better. Art can be a lot of things, but finely-crafted words that make you laugh and think at the same time are my favorite art form.
You had a good run. Now it’s done. So it goes.
QEPD.
“Harrison Bergeron” has stuck with me ever since I was young, and when I have kids I hope they’ll read it too, along with “Slaughterhouse Five.”