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I think jokes are a perfectly viable form of literature. Some critics take issue with me because I make my points and discuss my ideas with jokes, rather than with oceanic tragedy.

Kurt Vonnegut
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"The Best Jokes Are Dangerous, An Interview with Kurt Vonnegut, Part Three". Interview with J. Rentilly, www.mcsweeneys.net. September 18, 2002.
I think jokes are a perfectly viable form of literature. Some critics take issue with me because I make my points and discuss my ideas with jokes, rather than with oceanic tragedy.