Quotes from Voluntary

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“Will this generation be able to turn things around and learn a valuable lesson from all of this? I hope so, but I have my doubts. The damage has been done. And as a lifelong student of history, it's quite evident that human beings don't learn from the mistakes of past generations.”
― quote from Voluntary


“No fucking popcorn? No Junior Mints?”
― quote from Voluntary


“I want that little blonde bitch in the lobby to hear me screaming your name.”
― quote from Voluntary


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