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Timequake
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"Timequake" Quotes

"Timequake" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. explores the absurdity of free will as humanity is forced to relive a decade of their lives exactly as before, without the power to change their actions.

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All persons, living and dead, are purely coincidental.

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lifecoincidence

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.

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laughterfrustration

People have to talk about something just to keep their voice boxes in working order so they'll have good voice boxes in case there's ever anything really meaningful to say.

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communicationmeaning

So it goes.

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lifeacceptance

She was a fool, and so am I, and so is anyone who thinks he sees what God is Doing.

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foolishnessfaith

A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.

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insanitysociety

The main reason people are lonely is that they build walls instead of bridges.

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lonelinessconnection

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

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mistakecorrection

What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.

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youthloneliness

New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on Earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become.

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knowledgevalue