When I grow up I want to be a little boy.

Joseph Heller

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He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
JOSEPH HELLER

Lack Self Made Success
From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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Goodness History Moral Teaching
There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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Achievement Disappointment Numb
What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Rain Wet
He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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Attempt Die Forever Live Man
He was never without misery, and never without hope.
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Hope Misery
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.
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Children Favor Influence Liberation Parents War
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
In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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Accident Failure Predict
Success 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.
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Bulling Difficult Drug Endurance Failure Meditation Success Suicide
She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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Epitome She Smile Sorrow Time
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
Let’s take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.
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Drive Live Packet
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
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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Air Exercise Fresh Meet Opportunity People Prostitution Trouble
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
The villains will come along. There were plenty in the Carter administration, and there will be plenty with Reagan.
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Villain
The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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Depression Insane Man Society
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
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
All of my books deal in a very rough, rude fashion with subjects about which there are great conflicts of opinion.
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Book Conflict Deal Fashion Opinion Rude Subject
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
I’ve only had four ideas for a novel in my life, and I’ve written all of them.
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Ideas Life Novel Writing
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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Mad Paranoid
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
Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.
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Die Inspirational Live Positive Worth
Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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Alive Death Die Furious Life

When I grow up I want to be a little boy.

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