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Old 04-14-2007, 05:56 PM   #1
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Favorite Vonnegut Quotes
In honor of his passing.

My favorite is, "Why were so many Americans treated by thir government as though their lives were as disposable as paper facial tissues?"
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Old 04-15-2007, 09:45 AM   #2
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life is no way to treat an animal.
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Old 04-15-2007, 05:23 PM   #4
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Here's another good one:
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Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.
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Old 04-16-2007, 03:07 AM   #6
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I like that one.
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Old 04-26-2007, 07:40 PM   #10
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I won't look up the exact quote, but he said that even the most horrible things done by humans are done innocently. That's a beautiful and terrible idea, don't you think?
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