Kurt Vonnegut Quotes

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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• Bondage is - subjection to external influences and internal negative thoughts and attitudes.

  

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

  

  Kurt Vonnegut
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