Kurt Vonnegut

In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.

Kurt Vonnegut was the only one to respond.

His reply was a doozy.

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In 4 minutes, Kurt Vonnegut explained stories better than anyone I’ve ever heard. https://twitter.com/nathanbaugh27/status/1693632151713903049

“The shape of the curve is what matters. Not their origins.”

He plots stories on 2 axes:

X: Time

Y: Good fortune / ill fortune

He goes on to say,

“Somebody gets into trouble, then gets out of it again. People love that story. They never get tired of it.”