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I hate it that Americans are taught to fear some books and some ideas as though they were diseases.
Kurt Vonnegut
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Kurt Vonnegut
Age: 84 †
Born: 1922
Born: November 11
Died: 2007
Died: April 14
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I was hoping to build a country and add to its literature. That's why I served in World War II, and that's why I wrote books.
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I have this disease late at night sometimes, involving alcohol and the telephone.
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I don't know about you, but I practice a disorganized religion. I belong to an unholy disorder. We call ourselves Our Lady of Perpetual Astonishment.
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