When food came in, the human beings were quiet and trusting and beautiful. They shared.
("Slaughterhouse-Five")
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In short, on the basis of horse sense and the best scientific information, there was nothing good to be said for the exploration of space. The time was long past when one nation could seem more glorious than another by hurling some heavy object into nothingness.
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All these years, I've been opening the window and making love to the world.
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