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For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.

Joseph Heller

When I look up, I see people cashing in. I don’t see heaven or saints or angels. I see people cashing in on every decent impulse and every human tragedy.
JOSEPH HELLER

Angel Decent Heaven Human Impulse Poeple Saint Tragedy
Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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Alive Death Die Furious Life
Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
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Broken Heart Die Old
For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
JOSEPH HELLER

Enough Expensive Peace War
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.
JOSEPH HELLER

Appreciation Character Courage Intelligence Moral
The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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Depression Insane Man Society
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
I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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Freedom Live Strong
I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
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Country Crazy Executive Scare
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
Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
JOSEPH HELLER

Job Principle Quit Regret
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
What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Rain Wet
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
He was never without misery, and never without hope.
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Hope Misery
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.
JOSEPH HELLER

Ignorance Law Mind Nature Paranoid Promote

For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.

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