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There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.

Joseph Heller

From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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Goodness History Moral Teaching
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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Born Innocence
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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Angel Decent Heaven Human Impulse Poeple Saint Tragedy
The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
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Country Dare Exercise Freedom Independence Traditonal
What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Rain Wet
There was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to.
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Freedom People Question Want
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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Mad Paranoid
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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Drive Live Packet
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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Trouble Writer Writing
Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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Deep Mad Medal Men Reward
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
For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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Enough Expensive Peace War
The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
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Enemy Kill War
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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Deal Greatness Important Work
Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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Alive Death Die Furious Life
History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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Bag Coincidence History Open Random Trash Wind

There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.

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