In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
JOSEPH HELLERProstitution gives her an opportunity to meet people. It provides fresh air and wholesome exercise, and it keeps her out of trouble.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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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.
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Rise above principal and do what’s right.
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When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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I’ve only had four ideas for a novel in my life, and I’ve written all of them.
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Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
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The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
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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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She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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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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I don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.
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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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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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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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