Gardens Are Heaven

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The late Harold Epstein said that the first thing he did after he got to Heaven, after picking a flower he’d never seen before, was to thank God for the priceless gift of garden insanity.”

God Bless You Dr. Kevorkian, by Kurt Vonnegut

Note: In this book ‘Garden insanity’ = being an avid and passionate gardener.

Community In Marriage

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When a couple has an argument, they may think it’s about money or power or sex, or how to raise the kids, or whatever. What they’re really saying to each other, though, without realizing it, is this: “You are not enough people!

God Bless You Dr. Kevorkian, by Kurt Vonnegut

Colorful Is A Compliment

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I really enjoyed this quote because it reminded me of a similar term: eccentric. As they say, if you are poor you are crazy but if you are rich you are ‘eccentric.’

“I have now cracked the code. “Colorful” in the New York Times [obituaries] means unbelievably good looking and personable and rich, but socialist.”

God Bless You Dr. Kevorkian, by Kurt Vonnegut

Gun Rights and History

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Lincoln was shot by a two-bit actor who was exercising his right bear arms.

God Bless You Dr. Kevorkian, by Kurt Vonnegut

Notice Your Joy

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What Uncle Alex found particularly objectionable about human beings in general was that they so seldom noticed it when they were happy.

God Bless You Dr. Kevorkian, by Kurt Vonnegut