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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.

Joseph Heller

There was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to.
JOSEPH HELLER

Freedom People Question Want
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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Mad Paranoid
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
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
I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.
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Dreams Night
There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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Achievement Disappointment Numb
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
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 don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
JOSEPH HELLER

Broken Heart Miracle Time
I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
JOSEPH HELLER

Country Crazy Executive Scare
Frankly, I’d like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.
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Government Industry Private Togetherness
She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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Epitome She Smile Sorrow Time
Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
JOSEPH HELLER

Civilization Earth End Peace
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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Trouble Writer Writing
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
He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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Lack Self Made Success

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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