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  • Author Kurt Vonnegut
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    When a Tralfamadorian sees a corpse, all he thinks is that the dead person is in bad condition in the particular moment, but that the same person is just fine in plenty of other moments. Now, when I myself hear that somebody is dead, I simply shrug and say what the Tralfamadorians say about dead people, which is "So it goes.

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  • Author Andrew Turnbull
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    Fitzgerald focused on you---even riveted on you---and if there was one thing you were sure of, it was that whatever you happened to be talking about was the most important matter in the world. A further seduction was his smile---quick, tight, and very appealing. It was not so much a smile as a flash of confidence in you and your mortal possiblities.

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