Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
JOSEPH HELLER
What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
JOSEPH HELLER
I don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.
JOSEPH HELLER
There was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to.
JOSEPH HELLER
The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
JOSEPH HELLER
Frankly, I’d like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.
JOSEPH HELLER
Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
JOSEPH HELLER
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.
JOSEPH HELLER
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 HELLER
The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
JOSEPH HELLER
Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
JOSEPH HELLER
I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
JOSEPH HELLER
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.
JOSEPH HELLER
When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
JOSEPH HELLER
Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
JOSEPH HELLER
Insanity is contagious.
JOSEPH HELLER