What is the purpose of life?...To be the eyes and ears and conscience …

Kurt Vonnegut
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What is the purpose of life?...To be the eyes and ears and conscience of the Creator of the Universe, you fool! ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (1988). Conversations with Kurt Vonnegut, p.141, Univ. Press of Mississippi
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What is the purpose of life?...To be the eyes and ears and conscience of the Creator of the Universe, you fool! ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (1988). Conversations with Kurt Vonnegut, p.141, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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