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.
JOSEPH HELLEREvery writer I know has trouble writing.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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Destiny is a good thing to accept when it’s going your way. When it isn’t, don’t call it destiny; call it injustice, treachery, or simple bad luck.
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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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There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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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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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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Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.
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Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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He was never without misery, and never without hope.
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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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They agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.
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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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Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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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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Success and failure are both difficult to endure. Along with success come drugs, divorce, fornication, bullying, travel, meditation, medication, depression, neurosis and suicide. With failure comes failure.
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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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