What a fool I would have been to let self-respect interfere with my ha…

Kurt Vonnegut
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What a fool I would have been to let self-respect interfere with my happiness! ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (2009). Bluebeard: A Novel, p.168, Dial Press
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What a fool I would have been to let self-respect interfere with my happiness! ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (2009). Bluebeard: A Novel, p.168, Dial Press

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