But people didn't have to pay as much attention to the awful truth. As the living legend of the cruel tyrant in the city and the gentle holy man in the jungle grew, so, too, did the happiness of the people grow. They were all employed full time as actors in a play they understood, that any human being anywhere could understand and applaud.

" When pressed further Vonnegut also said that "They [suicide bombers] are dying for their own self-respect. The couple separated in 1970; that same year Vonnegut began living with the woman who would later become his second wife photographer Jill Krementz although he did not divorce Cox until 1979. Breakfast of Champions became one of his best-selling novels.

: /ˈvɒnɨɡət/; November 11 1922 – April 11 2007) was an American writer. Kurt Vonnegut Jr.