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Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.

Joseph Heller

The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
JOSEPH HELLER

Depression Insane Man Society
Let’s take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.
JOSEPH HELLER

Drive Live Packet
Insanity is contagious.
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Contagious Insane One Liner
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
I’ve only had four ideas for a novel in my life, and I’ve written all of them.
JOSEPH HELLER

Ideas Life Novel Writing
History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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Bag Coincidence History Open Random Trash Wind
All of my books deal in a very rough, rude fashion with subjects about which there are great conflicts of opinion.
JOSEPH HELLER

Book Conflict Deal Fashion Opinion Rude Subject
While none of the work we do is very important, it is important that we do a great deal of it.
JOSEPH HELLER

Deal Greatness Important Work
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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Mad Paranoid
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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Trouble Writer Writing
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.
JOSEPH HELLER

Children Favor Influence Liberation Parents War
The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
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Country Dare Exercise Freedom Independence Traditonal
Destiny is a good thing to accept when it’s going your way. When it isn’t, don’t call it destiny; call it injustice, treachery, or simple bad luck.
JOSEPH HELLER

Acceptance Bad Luck Destiny Injustice
What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Rain Wet
From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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Goodness History Moral Teaching
He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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Attempt Die Forever Live Man

Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.

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