Frankly, I’d like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.
JOSEPH HELLERThere was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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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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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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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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She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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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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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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I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.
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Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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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 don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
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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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Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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