So it goes

Kurt Vonnegut has died. I'm really quite upset. The more I read and the more I knew of him, the greater he seemed to be. One of the greatest of the 20th century for my money.

Here's a passage from God Bless You Mr Rosewater that describes a secular baptism. I think it stands as a testament for the guy's humour and humanity:

Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies-:

God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.