Edgar Allan Poe — "I have no doubt that the universe is a gigantic practical joke."
I have no doubt that the universe is a gigantic practical joke.
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This is a misattribution. Poe never said this. It's often associated with writers like G.K. Chesterton or modern philosophical humor.
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