He was a graduate of West Point, which is military academy that turns young men into homicidal maniacs for use in war.
("Breakfast of Champions")
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Well, to admire the hell out of Jesus Christ or of everyone who speaks well. And, well my grandfather said is-- if-- what Jesus said was marvelous. What does it matter whether he was God or not And it doesn't matter. So this is a human being who spoke extremely well, and we humanists listened.Kurt Vonnegut
If you want to find a Granfalloon, remove the skin from a toy balloon.
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They do not love one another because they do not love themselves.
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Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly Man got to sit and wonder, 'Why, why, why' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land Man got to tell himself he understand.
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The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest.
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A writer off-guard since the materials with which he works are so dangerous can expect agony as quick as a thunderclap.
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