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He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.

Joseph Heller

He was never without misery, and never without hope.
JOSEPH HELLER

Hope Misery
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
The villains will come along. There were plenty in the Carter administration, and there will be plenty with Reagan.
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Villain
There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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Achievement Disappointment Numb
History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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Bag Coincidence History Open Random Trash Wind
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
She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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Epitome She Smile Sorrow Time
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’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
I don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.
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Imagination Mercy Process Understand
Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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Civilization Earth End Peace
Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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Alive Death Die Furious Life
Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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Deep Mad Medal Men Reward
Something did happen to me somewhere that robbed me of confidence and courage and left me with a fear of discovery and change and a positive dread of everything unknown that may occur.
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Change Confidence Courage Discovery Dread Fear Lost
Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
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Job Principle Quit Regret
Remember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
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Deserve Fun Leadership Work
He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Except Literature
I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
JOSEPH HELLER

Broken Heart Miracle Time
You know, that might be the answer – to act boastfully about something we ought to be ashamed of. That’s a trick that never seems to fail.
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Ashame Failure Trick
In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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Accident Failure Predict
Insanity is contagious.
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Contagious Insane One Liner
Success and failure are both difficult to endure. Along with success come drugs, divorce, fornication, bullying, travel, meditation, medication, depression, neurosis and suicide. With failure comes failure.
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Bulling Difficult Drug Endurance Failure Meditation Success Suicide
He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
JOSEPH HELLER

Attempt Die Forever Live Man
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
I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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Freedom Live Strong
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
The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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Depression Insane Man Society

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