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It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.

Joseph Heller

Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
JOSEPH HELLER

Broken Heart Die Old
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
JOSEPH HELLER

Trouble Writer Writing
Let’s take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.
JOSEPH HELLER

Drive Live Packet
Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.
JOSEPH HELLER

Die Inspirational Live Positive Worth
While none of the work we do is very important, it is important that we do a great deal of it.
JOSEPH HELLER

Deal Greatness Important Work
I’ve only had four ideas for a novel in my life, and I’ve written all of them.
JOSEPH HELLER

Ideas Life Novel Writing
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.
JOSEPH HELLER

Acceptance Bad Luck Destiny Injustice
Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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Deep Mad Medal Men Reward
Where were you born?” “On a battlefield,” [Yossarian] answered. “No, no. In what state were you born?” “In a state of innocence.
JOSEPH HELLER

Born Innocence
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.
JOSEPH HELLER

Children Favor Influence Liberation Parents War
It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.
JOSEPH HELLER

Dead Difference War Win
In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
JOSEPH HELLER

Accident Failure Predict
I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
JOSEPH HELLER

Broken Heart Miracle Time
He was never without misery, and never without hope.
JOSEPH HELLER

Hope Misery
He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
JOSEPH HELLER

Attempt Die Forever Live Man
I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
JOSEPH HELLER

Freedom Live Strong

It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.

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