Fear that I was very different from everyone else. Fear that deep down inside I was a shallow … - Mark Vonnegut

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I asked Dalai Lama the most important question that I think you could ask - if he had ever seen Caddyshack.

Mark Vonnegut

Fear that I was very different from everyone else. Fear that deep down inside I was a shallow fraud, that after the revolution or after Jesus came down to straighten everything out, everyone from hippies to hard-hats would unfold and blossom into the beautiful people they were while I would remain a gnarled little wart in the corner, oozing bile and giving off putrid smells.

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