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From Kurt Vonnegut's obituary-poem for Joseph Heller [0]: the two were at a party hosted by a billionaire. Vonnegut asked how he felt that the billionaire made
by mister_tee 5y ago
From Kurt Vonnegut's obituary-poem for Joseph Heller [0]: the two were at a party hosted by a billionaire. Vonnegut asked how he felt that the billionaire made in a day what Catch-22 earned over its entire run:
And Joe said, “I’ve got something he can never have.”
And I said, “What on earth could that be, Joe?”
And Joe said, “The knowledge that I’ve got enough.”
Not bad! Rest in peace!
[0] https://apoemaday.tumblr.com/post/190861571089/joe-heller https://apoemaday.tumblr.com/post/190861571089/joe-heller