If there really had been a Mercutio, and if there really were a Paradi…

Kurt Vonnegut
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If there really had been a Mercutio, and if there really were a Paradise, Mercutio might be hanging out with teenage Vietnam draftee casualties now, talking about what it felt like to die for other people's vanity and foolishness. ✨ FaceBook post byKurt Vonnegut from Nov 08, 2015
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