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.
JOSEPH HELLERIn the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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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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He was never without misery, and never without hope.
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I’ve only had four ideas for a novel in my life, and I’ve written all of them.
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He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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But that was war. Just about all he could find in its favor was that it paid well and liberated children from the pernicious influence of their parents.
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Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
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For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
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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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I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.
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Prostitution gives her an opportunity to meet people. It provides fresh air and wholesome exercise, and it keeps her out of trouble.
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From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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