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Insanity is contagious.

Joseph Heller

The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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Depression Insane Man Society
Death 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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Adjective Adverb Death Declare Hands
When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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Boy Grow Up Little
Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.
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Die Inspirational Live Positive Worth
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
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
He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Except Literature
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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Trouble Writer Writing
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
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
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
When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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Disagree Objective Urge
Remember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
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Deserve Fun Leadership Work
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
For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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Enough Expensive Peace War
While none of the work we do is very important, it is important that we do a great deal of it.
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Deal Greatness Important Work

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