He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
JOSEPH HELLEREvery writer I know has trouble writing.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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Rise above principal and do what’s right.
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When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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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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I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.
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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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I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
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Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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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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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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I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.
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Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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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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Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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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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