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The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?

Joseph Heller

What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Rain Wet
From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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Goodness History Moral Teaching
Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
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Broken Heart Die Old
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
Frankly, I’d like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.
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Government Industry Private Togetherness
Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.
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Die Inspirational Live Positive Worth
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
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
Something did happen to me somewhere that robbed me of confidence and courage and left me with a fear of discovery and change and a positive dread of everything unknown that may occur.
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Change Confidence Courage Discovery Dread Fear Lost
She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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Epitome She Smile Sorrow Time
Insanity is contagious.
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Contagious Insane One Liner
In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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Accident Failure Predict
I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
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Country Crazy Executive Scare
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
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
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

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