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I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.

Joseph Heller

She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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Epitome She Smile Sorrow Time
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.
JOSEPH HELLER

Ashame Failure Trick
From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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Goodness History Moral Teaching
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Achievement Born Medicore Mediocrity Men Sarcastic Thrust
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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Children Favor Influence Liberation Parents War
For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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Enough Expensive Peace War
Insanity is contagious.
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Contagious Insane One Liner
Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
JOSEPH HELLER

Broken Heart Die Old
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
Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
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Job Principle Quit Regret
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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Life Negative Responsiblity Run Save
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
Let’s take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.
JOSEPH HELLER

Drive Live Packet
He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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Lack Self Made Success
The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
JOSEPH HELLER

Enemy Kill War
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

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