I don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.
JOSEPH HELLERWhen I grow up I want to be a little boy.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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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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Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
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The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
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In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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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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Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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I’ve only had four ideas for a novel in my life, and I’ve written all of them.
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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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The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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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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