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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.

Joseph Heller

Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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Trouble Writer Writing
The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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Depression Insane Man Society
Remember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
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Deserve Fun Leadership Work
The villains will come along. There were plenty in the Carter administration, and there will be plenty with Reagan.
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Villain
I don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.
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Imagination Mercy Process Understand
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
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
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
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
She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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Epitome She Smile Sorrow Time
Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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Acceptance Mankind Resilence Tomorrow
Rise above principal and do what’s right.
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Inspirational One Liner Principle Right Rise
History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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Bag Coincidence History Open Random Trash Wind
In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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Accident Failure Predict
From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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Goodness History Moral Teaching
Success and failure are both difficult to endure. Along with success come drugs, divorce, fornication, bullying, travel, meditation, medication, depression, neurosis and suicide. With failure comes failure.
JOSEPH HELLER

Bulling Difficult Drug Endurance Failure Meditation Success Suicide

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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