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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.

Joseph Heller

I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.
JOSEPH HELLER

Dreams Night
Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
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Job Principle Quit Regret
I’ve only had four ideas for a novel in my life, and I’ve written all of them.
JOSEPH HELLER

Ideas Life Novel Writing
Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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Civilization Earth End Peace
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
When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
JOSEPH HELLER

Boy Grow Up Little
When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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Disagree Objective Urge
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.
JOSEPH HELLER

Appreciation Character Courage Intelligence Moral
Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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Alive Death Die Furious Life
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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Adjective Adverb Death Declare Hands
What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
JOSEPH HELLER

Rain Wet
It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.
JOSEPH HELLER

Dead Difference War Win
Prostitution gives her an opportunity to meet people. It provides fresh air and wholesome exercise, and it keeps her out of trouble.
JOSEPH HELLER

Air Exercise Fresh Meet Opportunity People Prostitution Trouble
History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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Bag Coincidence History Open Random Trash Wind
He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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Lack Self Made Success
Where were you born?” “On a battlefield,” [Yossarian] answered. “No, no. In what state were you born?” “In a state of innocence.
JOSEPH HELLER

Born Innocence

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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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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