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Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.

Joseph Heller

He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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Attempt Die Forever Live Man
She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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Epitome She Smile Sorrow Time
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
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
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
When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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Boy Grow Up Little
Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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Civilization Earth End Peace
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
History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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Bag Coincidence History Open Random Trash Wind
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Achievement Born Medicore Mediocrity Men Sarcastic Thrust
I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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Freedom Live Strong
It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.
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Dead Difference War Win
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
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

Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.

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