A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.

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Unannounced changes in life's itinerary are like dancing lessons from God.

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There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.

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A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved. Kurt Vonnegut

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It's a terrible waste to be happy and not notice it.

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And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.

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We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.

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Big, undreamed-of things — the people on the edge see them first.

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I don't know about you, but I practice a disorganized religion. I belong to an unholy disorder. We call ourselves "Our Lady of Perpetual Astonishment.

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And a step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction.

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