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What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.

Joseph Heller

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
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
He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Except Literature
I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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Freedom Live Strong
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
The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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Depression Insane Man Society
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
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
Remember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
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Deserve Fun Leadership Work
He was never without misery, and never without hope.
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Hope Misery
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
Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.
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Die Inspirational Live Positive Worth
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
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
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
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

What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.

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