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“And don’t try to make yourself an extended family out of ghosts on the Internet. Get yourself a Harley and join the Hell’s Angels instead.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young

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“What is it artists do?” And I mumbled something. “They do two things,” he said. “First, they admit they can’t straighten out the whole universe. And then second, they make at least one little part of it exactly as it should be. A blob of clay, a square of canvas, a piece of paper, or whatever.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young

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“Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young

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“Whenever my children complain about the planet to me, I say 'Shut up, I just got here myself'.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young

tags: environmental-degradation, parenting

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“Although some graduating classes will have a “handful of celebrities” who move on to the national stage, he pointed out that most would find themselves “building or strengthening your communities. Please love that destiny, if it turns out to be yours—for communities are all that’s substantial about the world.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young

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