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I don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.

Joseph Heller

When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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Disagree Objective Urge
Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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Civilization Earth End Peace
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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Appreciation Character Courage Intelligence Moral
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
I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.
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Dreams Night
I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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Freedom Live Strong
Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
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Broken Heart Die Old
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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Trouble Writer Writing
Insanity is contagious.
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Contagious Insane One Liner
From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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Goodness History Moral Teaching
I don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.
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Imagination Mercy Process Understand
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
All of my books deal in a very rough, rude fashion with subjects about which there are great conflicts of opinion.
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Book Conflict Deal Fashion Opinion Rude Subject
Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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Deep Mad Medal Men Reward
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
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

I don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.

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