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"The public health authorities never mention the main reason many Americans have for smoking heavily, which is that smoking is a fairly sure, fairly honorable form of suicide."
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Kurt VonnegutIt is always pitiful when any human being falls into a condition hardl — Kurt Vonnegut
"It is always pitiful when any human being falls into a condition hardly more respectable than that of an animal. How much more pitiful it is when the person who falls has had all the advantages!"
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Kurt Vonnegut
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Kurt Vonnegut was an American author known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. His published work includes fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works over fifty years; further works have been published since his death.
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"The village would never accept it. It has a policy of never accepting anything. As a happy consequence, it changes about as fast as the rules of chess."
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"She was an alcoholic. I didnt blame myself for that. The worst problem in the life of any alcoholic is alcohol."
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"[Freedom of speech] isnt something somebody else gives you. Thats something you give to yourself."
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"Heres what I think the truth is: We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial, about to face cold turkey. And like so many addicts about to face cold turkey, our leaders are now committing violent crimes to get what little is left of what were hooked on."
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"Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. Its hot in the summer and cold in the winter. Its round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, youve got about a hundred years here. Theres only one rule that I know of, babies — "God damn it, youve got to be kind."
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