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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

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
The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
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Enemy Kill War
When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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Disagree Objective Urge
What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Rain Wet
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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Mad Paranoid
Frankly, I’d like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.
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Government Industry Private Togetherness
He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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Lack Self Made Success
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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Trouble Writer Writing
The laws of nature are only as immutable as the minds which promote them. Ignorance of the law is 9/10ths of the law. Just because you aren’t paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you.
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Ignorance Law Mind Nature Paranoid Promote
He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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Attempt Die Forever Live Man
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
Insanity is contagious.
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Contagious Insane One Liner
While none of the work we do is very important, it is important that we do a great deal of it.
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Deal Greatness Important Work
The villains will come along. There were plenty in the Carter administration, and there will be plenty with Reagan.
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Villain
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
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

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

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