He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
JOSEPH HELLERPeace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
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I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
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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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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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Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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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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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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Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.
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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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In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
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The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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