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I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.

Joseph Heller

All of my books deal in a very rough, rude fashion with subjects about which there are great conflicts of opinion.
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Book Conflict Deal Fashion Opinion Rude Subject
Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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Deep Mad Medal Men Reward
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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Ignorance Law Mind Nature Paranoid Promote
Insanity is contagious.
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Contagious Insane One Liner
It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.
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Dead Difference War Win
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
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
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
You’re an intelligent person of great moral character who has taken a very courageous stand. I’m an intelligent person with no moral character at all, so I’m in an ideal position to appreciate it.
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Appreciation Character Courage Intelligence Moral
I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
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Broken Heart Miracle Time
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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Trouble Writer Writing
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
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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Air Exercise Fresh Meet Opportunity People Prostitution Trouble
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
Rise above principal and do what’s right.
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Inspirational One Liner Principle Right Rise
Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
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Job Principle Quit Regret

I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.

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