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How embarrassing it is to be human.
Kurt Vonnegut
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Kurt Vonnegut
Age: 84 †
Born: 1922
Born: November 11
Died: 2007
Died: April 14
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My father said, ‘When in doubt, castle.’
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Don't worry about your father. He's a perfectly contented, self-sufficient zombie.
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They like life alright, but that they would like it even better if they could know that it was going to end sometime.
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