November 11, 1922 - April 11, 2007

"Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before... He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way."

Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle

"New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become."

Kurt Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions

"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be."

Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night