When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
JOSEPH HELLERShe was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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He was never without misery, and never without hope.
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Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.
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History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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But that was war. Just about all he could find in its favor was that it paid well and liberated children from the pernicious influence of their parents.
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He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
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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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It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.
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From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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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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Let’s take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.
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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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I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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