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The function of the artist is to make people like life better than they have before.

Kurt Vonnegut

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Kurt Vonnegut
Age: 84 †
Born: 1922
Born: November 11
Died: 2007
Died: April 14
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Journalist
Novelist
Peace Activist
Philosopher
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Science Fiction Writer
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Indianapolis
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Kurt Vonnegut
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