profanity and obscenity entitle people who don't want unpleasant infor…

Kurt Vonnegut
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profanity and obscenity entitle people who don't want unpleasant information to close their ears and eyes to you. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (1997). Hocus Pocus, p.13, Penguin
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profanity and obscenity entitle people who don't want unpleasant information to close their ears and eyes to you. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (1997). Hocus Pocus, p.13, Penguin

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