I had a friend who was a heavy drinker. If somebody asked him if he'd …

Kurt Vonnegut
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I had a friend who was a heavy drinker. If somebody asked him if he'd been drunk the night before, he would always answer offhandedly, 'Oh, I imagine.' I've always liked that answer. It acknowledges life as a dream. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (1988). Conversations with Kurt Vonnegut, p.180, Univ. Press of Mississippi
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