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The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.

Joseph Heller

The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
JOSEPH HELLER

Enemy Kill War
Frankly, I’d like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.
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Government Industry Private Togetherness
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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Trouble Writer Writing
Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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Deep Mad Medal Men Reward
Something did happen to me somewhere that robbed me of confidence and courage and left me with a fear of discovery and change and a positive dread of everything unknown that may occur.
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Change Confidence Courage Discovery Dread Fear Lost
Where were you born?” “On a battlefield,” [Yossarian] answered. “No, no. In what state were you born?” “In a state of innocence.
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Born Innocence
You’re an intelligent person of great moral character who has taken a very courageous stand. I’m an intelligent person with no moral character at all, so I’m in an ideal position to appreciate it.
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Appreciation Character Courage Intelligence Moral
All of my books deal in a very rough, rude fashion with subjects about which there are great conflicts of opinion.
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Book Conflict Deal Fashion Opinion Rude Subject
While none of the work we do is very important, it is important that we do a great deal of it.
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Deal Greatness Important Work
They agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.
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Agree Education Necessary People Possible Question
There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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Achievement Disappointment Numb
He was never without misery, and never without hope.
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Hope Misery
Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
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Broken Heart Die Old
I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
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Broken Heart Miracle Time
I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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Freedom Live Strong
History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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Bag Coincidence History Open Random Trash Wind

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