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The republic that gave us Kurt Waldheim, Secretary General of the United Nations, a man wanted in several countries for war crimes.

There is a lot in common between the OP and the movie Absence of Malice (1981) written by knowledgeable newspaper guy Kurt Luedtke.

While it's not about technical writing I think Kurt Vonnegut's advice will help you to make a better write up.

That sounds more like Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord, probably misattributed to Napoleon.

Train rides can be spent doing whatever the hell I want, including eating Captain Crunch while reading Kurt Vonnegut (my favorite pastime).

Our romantic artistic culture idolizes burnouts and addicts: Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis.

:-) Reminds me of the Kurt Vonnegut scene in Back to School.

Its easy for celebrity millionaire Kurt Vonnegut to write about compassion and be quoted by tumblerinas and its totally another thing for some kid no one gives a shit about trying to make his way in the world try to live it.

At a party given by a billionaire on Shelter Island, Kurt Vonnegut informs his pal, Joseph Heller, that their host, a hedge fund manager, had made more money in a single day than Heller had earned from his wildly popular novel Catch-22 over its whole history.

I was sad to realize Kurt Vonnegut's summary of the monomyth is probably correct: "The hero gets into trouble.

Kurt Vonnegut's novel "Player Piano" depicts a society in which only engineers and their managers have jobs, everyone else is provided everything they require except something to do.