He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
JOSEPH HELLERThe enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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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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It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.
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Let’s take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.
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For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
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Destiny is a good thing to accept when it’s going your way. When it isn’t, don’t call it destiny; call it injustice, treachery, or simple bad luck.
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When I look up, I see people cashing in. I don’t see heaven or saints or angels. I see people cashing in on every decent impulse and every human tragedy.
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I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
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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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Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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You know, that might be the answer – to act boastfully about something we ought to be ashamed of. That’s a trick that never seems to fail.
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Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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