[via] Was Kurt Vonnegut a nice man?
by Matt
“One of Vonnegut’s most famous lines is from 1961’s Mother Night: “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” Vonnegut often pretended to be nicer than he was, which was good for both his ego and his income.”
Source: Dorian Lynskey in UnHerd: Was Kurt Vonnegut a nice man?