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The big show is inside my head.

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Kurt Vonnegut
Age: 84 †
Born: 1922
Born: November 11
Died: 2007
Died: April 14
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His response was to fight it with the only weapons at hand—passive resistance and open displays of contempt.
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Here is a les­son in writ­ing. First rule: Do not use semi­colons. They are trans­ves­tite her­maph­ro­dites rep­re­sent­ing absolutely noth­ing. All they do is show you've been to col­lege.
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I wish you'd help me look into a more interesting problem - namely, my sanity.
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He became fubar in the classic way, which is to say that he was the victim of a temporary arrangement that became permanent.
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Why throw money at problems? That is what money is for. Should the nation's wealth be redistributed? It has been and continues to be redistributed to a few people in a manner strikingly unhelpful.
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Well here you are, there it is, THIS is what it's all about.
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I am a monopolar depressive descended from monopolar depressives. That's how come I write so good.
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As stupid and vicious as men are, this is a lovely day.
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It is a very mixed blessing to be brought back from the dead.
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The arts are not a way to make a living.
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I'm odd, I know,' he said. 'It's fear of myself that's made me odd.
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