Every writer I know has trouble writing.
JOSEPH HELLERDeath to all modifiers, he declared one day, and out of every letter that passed through his hands went every adverb and every adjective.
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Death to all modifiers, he declared one day, and out of every letter that passed through his hands went every adverb and every adjective.
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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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Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.
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He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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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 was never without misery, and never without hope.
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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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I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
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She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Insanity is contagious.
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Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
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Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
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Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
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