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"I can't tell if you're serious or not," said the driver.
"I won't know myself until I find out whether life is serious or not," said Trout. "It's dangerous, I know, and it can hurt a lot. That doesn't necessarily mean it's serious, too."
- Kurt Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions (p.568 in Novels & Stories, 1963-1973)
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