"It is not possible to make a mistake," she assured me. I did not know that this was a customary greeting… — Kurt Vonnegut
"It is not possible to make a mistake," she assured me. I did not know that this was a customary greeting given by all Bokononists when meeting a shy person. So, I responded with a feverish discussion of whether it was possible to make a mistake or not.
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