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Where were you born?” “On a battlefield,” [Yossarian] answered. “No, no. In what state were you born?” “In a state of innocence.

Joseph Heller

Success and failure are both difficult to endure. Along with success come drugs, divorce, fornication, bullying, travel, meditation, medication, depression, neurosis and suicide. With failure comes failure.
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Bulling Difficult Drug Endurance Failure Meditation Success Suicide
There was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to.
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Freedom People Question Want
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
For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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Enough Expensive Peace War
He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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Lack Self Made Success
The villains will come along. There were plenty in the Carter administration, and there will be plenty with Reagan.
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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
Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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Acceptance Mankind Resilence Tomorrow
I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
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Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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Civilization Earth End Peace
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
What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Rain Wet
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
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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Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
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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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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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