History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
JOSEPH HELLERMen went mad and were rewarded with medals.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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Insanity is contagious.
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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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You know, that might be the answer – to act boastfully about something we ought to be ashamed of. That’s a trick that never seems to fail.
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I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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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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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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I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
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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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I don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.
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He was never without misery, and never without hope.
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When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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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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I’ve only had four ideas for a novel in my life, and I’ve written all of them.
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The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
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