He was never without misery, and never without hope.
JOSEPH HELLERProstitution gives her an opportunity to meet people. It provides fresh air and wholesome exercise, and it keeps her out of trouble.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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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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Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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The laws of nature are only as immutable as the minds which promote them. Ignorance of the law is 9/10ths of the law. Just because you aren’t paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you.
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For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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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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There was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to.
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Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
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Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.
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Remember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
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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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In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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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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I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.
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The villains will come along. There were plenty in the Carter administration, and there will be plenty with Reagan.
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From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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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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History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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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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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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He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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