He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
JOSEPH HELLERShe was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
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They agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.
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What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Insanity is contagious.
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Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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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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Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
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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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History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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There was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to.
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