Out in the world I go! Muggers! Autograph hounds! Junkies! People with…

Kurt Vonnegut
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Out in the world I go! Muggers! Autograph hounds! Junkies! People with real jobs! Maybe an easy lay! United Nation functionaries and diplomats! ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (1998). Timequake, p.161, Penguin
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