Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
JOSEPH HELLERDeath to all modifiers, he declared one day, and out of every letter that passed through his hands went every adverb and every adjective.
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When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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Death to all modifiers, he declared one day, and out of every letter that passed through his hands went every adverb and every adjective.
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Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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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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I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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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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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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The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
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I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.
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Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.
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Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
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Remember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
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History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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