Let there be nothing harmonious about our children's playthings, lest …

Kurt Vonnegut
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Let there be nothing harmonious about our children's playthings, lest they grow up expecting peace and order, and be eaten alive. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (2009). Mother Night: A Novel, p.265, Dial Press
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Let there be nothing harmonious about our children's playthings, lest they grow up expecting peace and order, and be eaten alive. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (2009). Mother Night: A Novel, p.265, Dial Press

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