“All great works of literature either dissolve a genre or invent one.” — Charles J. Shields Quote

“All great works of literature either dissolve a genre or invent one.”

“On the strength of Vonnegut's reputation, 'Breakfast of Champions' spent a year on the best-seller lists, proving that he could indeed publish anything and make money.”

“If you want to write serious books, you must be ready to break the forms.”

“No power in the country can dissolve the government.”

“I think getting people's focus, getting people's attention on anything has never been harder, because the media has done everything in its power to try and dissolve people's attention, shift it round absolutely all the time.”

“That's what religion teaches: that life is a temporary thing which is going to dissolve one day.”