Praise or damn as you please, but do so rather flatly, pragmatically, …

Kurt Vonnegut
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Praise or damn as you please, but do so rather flatly, pragmatically, with cunning attention to annoying or gratifying details. Be yourself. Be unique. Be a good editor. The Universe needs more good editors, God knows. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (2012). Kurt Vonnegut: Letters, Random House
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