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I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.

Joseph Heller

Prostitution gives her an opportunity to meet people. It provides fresh air and wholesome exercise, and it keeps her out of trouble.
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Air Exercise Fresh Meet Opportunity People Prostitution Trouble
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
Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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Alive Death Die Furious Life
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
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
Destiny is a good thing to accept when it’s going your way. When it isn’t, don’t call it destiny; call it injustice, treachery, or simple bad luck.
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Acceptance Bad Luck Destiny Injustice
In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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Accident Failure Predict
I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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Freedom Live Strong
I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
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Broken Heart Miracle Time
Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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Civilization Earth End Peace
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
What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Rain Wet
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
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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Ashame Failure Trick

I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.

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