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

Joseph Heller

Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
JOSEPH HELLER

Job Principle Quit Regret
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
Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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Deep Mad Medal Men Reward
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
Prostitution gives her an opportunity to meet people. It provides fresh air and wholesome exercise, and it keeps her out of trouble.
JOSEPH HELLER

Air Exercise Fresh Meet Opportunity People Prostitution Trouble
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.
JOSEPH HELLER

Angel Decent Heaven Human Impulse Poeple Saint Tragedy
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 HELLER

Adjective Adverb Death Declare Hands
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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Life Negative Responsiblity Run Save
There was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to.
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Freedom People Question Want
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
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
He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Except Literature
She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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Epitome She Smile Sorrow Time
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
What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Rain Wet

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

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