“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
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A companion novel to "Slaughterhouse 5", covering similar themes and drawing on the author's experiences as a prisoner of war in Dresden. A black satire, it tells of an American spy in Germany who becomes confused by his own methods as he sends his coded messages by using pro-Nazi radio broadcasts.
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Kurt, Jr. Vonnegut
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“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
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“And yet another moral occurs to me now: Make love when you can. It's good for you.”
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“There are plenty of good reasons for fighting, I said, but no good reason ever to hate without reservation, to imagine that God Almighty Himself hates with you, too.”
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