“You are reading a bold and universal headline which says ,'I am here, I am here, I am here.'"”

—  Kurt Vonnegut, book Breakfast of Champions

Breakfast of Champions (1973)
Context: It was Trout’s fantasy that somebody would be outraged by the footprints. This would give him the opportunity to reply grandly, "What is it that offends you so? I am simply using man’s first printing press. You are reading a bold and universal headline which says,'I am here, I am here, I am here.'"

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