The biggest laughs are based on the biggest disappointments and the bi…

Kurt Vonnegut
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The biggest laughs are based on the biggest disappointments and the biggest fears. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (1988). Conversations with Kurt Vonnegut, p.90, Univ. Press of Mississippi
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The biggest laughs are based on the biggest disappointments and the biggest fears. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (1988). Conversations with Kurt Vonnegut, p.90, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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