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She believed, and was entitled to believe, I must say, that all human beings were evil by nature, whether tormentors or victims, or idle standers-by. They could only create meaningless tragedies, she said, since they weren't nearly intelligent enough to accomplish all the good they were meant to do.

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Kurt Vonnegut

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Born: November 11, 1922
Died: April 11, 2007 (aged 84)
Bio: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was an American author. In a career spanning over 50 years, Vonnegut published fourteen novels, three short story collections, five plays, and five works of non-fiction.
Known for:
  1. Slaughterhouse 5 (1969)
  2. Cat's Cradle (1963)
  3. Breakfast of Champions (1973)
  4. Mother Night (1961)
  5. The Sirens of Titan (1959)
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