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I'd rather have written Cheers than anything I've written.

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Kurt Vonnegut
Age: 84 †
Born: 1922
Born: November 11
Died: 2007
Died: April 14
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Nobody will stop you from creating. Do it tonight. Do it tomorrow. That is the way to make your soul grow.
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Belief is nearly the whole of the universe whether based on truth or not.
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They do not love one another because they do not love themselves.
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All these years, I've been opening the window and making love to the world.
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What has been America's most nurturing contribution to the culture of this planet so far? Many would say jazz. I, who love jazz, will say this instead: Alcoholics Anonymous.
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God damn it, you've got to be kind.
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But he is tired. He puts the pistol to his head again. He says, “I never asked to be born in the first place.
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I am better now. Word of honour: I am better now.
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