Charles BukowskiPeople are strange: They are constantly angered by trivial things, but on a major matter like totally wasting their lives, they hardly seem to notice.
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This is a funny quote about the fact that people are very upset or bothered by minor things, but barely notice or care about major matters. The author is saying that people take things too seriously and need to learn to not take everything so seriously.
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