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

Joseph Heller

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
I’m not running away from my responsibilities. I’m running to them. There’s nothing negative about running away to save my life.
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Life Negative Responsiblity Run Save
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.
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Acceptance Bad Luck Destiny Injustice
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.
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Angel Decent Heaven Human Impulse Poeple Saint Tragedy
I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
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Broken Heart Miracle Time
He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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Attempt Die Forever Live Man
He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Except Literature
What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Rain Wet
Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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Acceptance Mankind Resilence Tomorrow
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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Change Confidence Courage Discovery Dread Fear Lost
Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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Deep Mad Medal Men Reward
The villains will come along. There were plenty in the Carter administration, and there will be plenty with Reagan.
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Villain
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
Insanity is contagious.
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Contagious Insane One Liner
Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
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Broken Heart Die Old
In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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Accident Failure Predict

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

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