I consider anybody a twerp who hasn't read the greatest American short…

Kurt Vonnegut
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I consider anybody a twerp who hasn't read the greatest American short story, which is 'Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,' by Ambrose Bierce. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (2011). A Man Without a Country, p.7, Seven Stories Press
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I consider anybody a twerp who hasn't read the greatest American short story, which is 'Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,' by Ambrose Bierce. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (2011). A Man Without a Country, p.7, Seven Stories Press

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