Death to all modifiers, he declared one day, and out of every letter that passed through his hands went every adverb and every adjective.
JOSEPH HELLERDeath to all modifiers, he declared one day, and out of every letter that passed through his hands went every adverb and every adjective.
JOSEPH HELLERSuccess 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.
JOSEPH HELLERHe was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
JOSEPH HELLERProstitution gives her an opportunity to meet people. It provides fresh air and wholesome exercise, and it keeps her out of trouble.
JOSEPH HELLERFrankly, I’d like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.
JOSEPH HELLERI’m not running away from my responsibilities. I’m running to them. There’s nothing negative about running away to save my life.
JOSEPH HELLERNever quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
JOSEPH HELLERJust because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
JOSEPH HELLERAnything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.
JOSEPH HELLERI wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
JOSEPH HELLERWhen I grow up I want to be a little boy.
JOSEPH HELLERAll of my books deal in a very rough, rude fashion with subjects about which there are great conflicts of opinion.
JOSEPH HELLERThe question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
JOSEPH HELLERI want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.
JOSEPH HELLERI don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.
JOSEPH HELLERThe 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.
JOSEPH HELLER