When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
JOSEPH HELLERRise above principal and do what’s right.
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When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
JOSEPH HELLERHe was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
JOSEPH HELLERHe knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
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I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.
JOSEPH HELLERI want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.
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Where were you born?” “On a battlefield,” [Yossarian] answered. “No, no. In what state were you born?” “In a state of innocence.
JOSEPH HELLERWhere 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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Frankly, I’d like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.
JOSEPH HELLERFrankly, I’d like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.
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Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
JOSEPH HELLERWell, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
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There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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Remember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
JOSEPH HELLERRemember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
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The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
JOSEPH HELLERThe enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
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I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
JOSEPH HELLERI don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
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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 HELLERThe 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.
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Death to all modifiers, he declared one day, and out of every letter that passed through his hands went every adverb and every adjective.
JOSEPH HELLERDeath to all modifiers, he declared one day, and out of every letter that passed through his hands went every adverb and every adjective.
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When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
JOSEPH HELLERWhen I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
JOSEPH HELLERSome men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
JOSEPH HELLERHe was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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