It pains me even now, even a million years later, to write about such …

Kurt Vonnegut
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It pains me even now, even a million years later, to write about such human misbehaviour. A million years later, I feel like apologizing for the human race. That’s all I can say. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (1999). Galapagos: A Novel, Dial Press
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It pains me even now, even a million years later, to write about such human misbehaviour. A million years later, I feel like apologizing for the human race. That’s all I can say. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (1999). Galapagos: A Novel, Dial Press

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