Kurt Vonnegut (1999), (format: paperback), original year: 1959, The Sirens of Titan page: 314–315, publisher: Victor Gollancz Ltd
• Ketterer, David (1974), New Worlds for Old: The Apocalyptic Imagination, Science Fiction, and American Literature page: 319, publisher: Indiana University Press, ISBN: 9780253340528
• Keough, William (1990), Punchlines: The Violence of American Humor page: 105, publisher: Paragon House, ISBN: 9781557780843
• Broer, Lawrence R. (1994), Sanity Plea: Schizophrenia in the Novels of Kurt Vonnegut chapter: The Sirens of Titan: Though This Be Madness,Yet There Is Method in It, page: 43, publisher: University of Alabama Press, ISBN: 9780817307523
• Draper, Mike (2012), The Midwest: God's Gift to Planet Earth! An Illustrated Guide to the History and Culture of the Galaxy's Most Important Region page: 99, publisher: Raygun, ISBN: 9780578116198

"Indianapolis, Indiana," said Constant, "is the first place in the United States of America where a white man was hanged for the murder of an Indian. The kind of people who'll hang a white man for murdering an Indian," said Constant, "that's the kind of people for me."

— Kurt Vonnegut on Indianapolis

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets ""Indianapolis, Indiana," said Constant, "is the first place in the United States of America where a white man was hanged for the murder of an Indian. The kind of people who'll hang a white man for murdering an Indian," said Constant, "that's the kind of people for me."" in the context of "Kurt Vonnegut (1999), (format: paperback), original year: 1959, The Sirens of Titan page: 314–315, publisher: Victor Gollancz Ltd
• Ketterer, David (1974), New Worlds for Old: The Apocalyptic Imagination, Science Fiction, and American Literature page: 319, publisher: Indiana University Press, ISBN: 9780253340528
• Keough, William (1990), Punchlines: The Violence of American Humor page: 105, publisher: Paragon House, ISBN: 9781557780843
• Broer, Lawrence R. (1994), Sanity Plea: Schizophrenia in the Novels of Kurt Vonnegut chapter: The Sirens of Titan: Though This Be Madness,Yet There Is Method in It, page: 43, publisher: University of Alabama Press, ISBN: 9780817307523
• Draper, Mike (2012), The Midwest: God's Gift to Planet Earth! An Illustrated Guide to the History and Culture of the Galaxy's Most Important Region page: 99, publisher: Raygun, ISBN: 9780578116198" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Kurt Vonnegut

About Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (11 November 1922 – 11 April 2007) was an American novelist known for works blending satire, black comedy, and science fiction.