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When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.

Joseph Heller

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

Broken Heart Miracle Time
I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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Freedom Live Strong
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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Trouble Writer Writing
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 HELLER

Ignorance Law Mind Nature Paranoid Promote
Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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Acceptance Mankind Resilence Tomorrow
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
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
They agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.
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Agree Education Necessary People Possible Question
For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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Enough Expensive Peace War
The villains will come along. There were plenty in the Carter administration, and there will be plenty with Reagan.
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Villain
When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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Boy Grow Up Little
Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
JOSEPH HELLER

Broken Heart Die Old
The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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Depression Insane Man Society
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
Frankly, I’d like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.
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Government Industry Private Togetherness
When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
JOSEPH HELLER

Disagree Objective Urge

When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.

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