I pity the Jews trying to get through life with only half a Bible. Tha…

Kurt Vonnegut
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I pity the Jews trying to get through life with only half a Bible. That's like trying to get from here to San Francisco with a road map that stops at Dubuque, Iowa. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (1997). Hocus Pocus, p.71, Penguin
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I pity the Jews trying to get through life with only half a Bible. That's like trying to get from here to San Francisco with a road map that stops at Dubuque, Iowa. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (1997). Hocus Pocus, p.71, Penguin

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