It's all a joke! Everything anybody ever valued or struggled for... it…

Alan Moore
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It's all a joke! Everything anybody ever valued or struggled for... it's all a monstrous, demented gag! So why can't you see the funny side? Why aren't you laughing? ✨ Batman: The Killing Joke. Comic book by Alan Moore, 1988.
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It's all a joke! Everything anybody ever valued or struggled for... it's all a monstrous, demented gag! So why can't you see the funny side? Why aren't you laughing? ✨ Batman: The Killing Joke. Comic book by Alan Moore, 1988.

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