“Here is a lesson in creative writing.
First rule: Do not use
semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely
nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.
And I
realize some of you may be having trouble deciding whether I am kidding
or not. So from now on I will tell you when I'm kidding.
For instance, join the National Guard or the Marines and teach democracy. I'm kidding.
We are about to be attacked by Al Qaeda. Wave flags if you have them. That always seems to scare them away. I'm kidding.
If
you want to really hurt your parents, and you don't have the nerve to
be gay, the least you can do is go into the arts. I'm not kidding. The
arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making
life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a
way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower.
Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy
poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous
reward. You will have created something.”
Kurt Vonnegut,
A Man Without a Country
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