Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
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 a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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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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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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She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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They agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.
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Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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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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He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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