Every writer I know has trouble writing.
JOSEPH HELLERLet’s take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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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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Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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Rise above principal and do what’s right.
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Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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I’m not running away from my responsibilities. I’m running to them. There’s nothing negative about running away to save my life.
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I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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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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She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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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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I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.
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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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Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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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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He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
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What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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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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Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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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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They agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.
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Insanity is contagious.
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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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I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
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