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I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.

Joseph Heller

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
She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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Epitome She Smile Sorrow Time
Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
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Broken Heart Die Old
Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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Civilization Earth End Peace
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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Trouble Writer Writing
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
I’ve only had four ideas for a novel in my life, and I’ve written all of them.
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Ideas Life Novel Writing
The villains will come along. There were plenty in the Carter administration, and there will be plenty with Reagan.
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Villain
For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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Enough Expensive Peace War
Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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Deep Mad Medal Men Reward
There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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Achievement Disappointment Numb
He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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Lack Self Made Success
He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Except Literature
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
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
In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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Accident Failure Predict

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