What an optimistic animal man is! " said Rumfoord rosily. "Imagine expecting the species to last for ten million more years - as though people were as well-developed as turtles! " He shrugged. "Well - who knows - maybe human beings will last that long, just on the basis of pure cussedness. What's your guess? Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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  1. A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.

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  4. If somebody says 'I love you' to me, I feel as though I had a pistol pointed at my head. What can anybody reply under such conditions but that which the pistol holder requires? 'I love you, too'.

  5. And yet another moral occurs to me now: Make love when you can. It's good for you.

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