Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have …

Kurt Vonnegut
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Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have to drink water from time to time. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (2011). Kurt Vonnegut: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations, p.49, Melville House
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Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have to drink water from time to time. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (2011). Kurt Vonnegut: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations, p.49, Melville House

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