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Kurt Vonnegut Quotes

Be careful what you pretend to be because you are what you pretend to be.
Kurt Vonnegut

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Author Quotes
Category:
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Date of Birth:
November 11, 1922
Date of Death:
April 11, 2007
Nationality:
American
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We could have saved the Earth but we were too damned cheap.
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Quote Keywords:

Because, Careful, Pretend
Dictionary Links:

Because, Careful, Pretend
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