Tralfamadorian speaker Quotes in Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
Tralfamadorian speaker Quotes:
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Tralfamadorian speaker: We know how the world ends and it has nothing to do with Earth, except that it gets wiped out too.
Billy Pilgrim: Really? How does it end?
Tralfamadorian speaker: While we're experimenting with new fuels, a Tralfamadorian test pilot panics, presses the wrong button, and the whole universe disappears.
Billy Pilgrim: But you have to stop him. If you know this, can't you keep the pilot from pressing ...
Tralfamadorian speaker: He has always pressed it, and he always will. We have always let him, and we always will let him. The moment is structured that way.
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Tralfamadorian speaker: Mr. Pilgrim, a pleasant way to spend eternity is to ignore the bad times and concentrate on the good.
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