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

Joseph Heller

For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
JOSEPH HELLER

Enough Expensive Peace War
He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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Lack Self Made Success
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Achievement Born Medicore Mediocrity Men Sarcastic Thrust
She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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Epitome She Smile Sorrow Time
When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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Boy Grow Up Little
Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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Acceptance Mankind Resilence Tomorrow
He was never without misery, and never without hope.
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Hope Misery
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
There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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Achievement Disappointment Numb
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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Children Favor Influence Liberation Parents War
Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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Alive Death Die Furious Life
The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
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Country Dare Exercise Freedom Independence Traditonal
I’ve only had four ideas for a novel in my life, and I’ve written all of them.
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Ideas Life Novel Writing
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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Air Exercise Fresh Meet Opportunity People Prostitution Trouble
What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Rain Wet
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

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

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