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Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.

Joseph Heller

The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
JOSEPH HELLER

Enemy Kill War
The villains will come along. There were plenty in the Carter administration, and there will be plenty with Reagan.
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Villain
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

Change Confidence Courage Discovery Dread Fear Lost
They agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.
JOSEPH HELLER

Agree Education Necessary People Possible Question
When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
JOSEPH HELLER

Boy Grow Up Little
Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
JOSEPH HELLER

Acceptance Mankind Resilence Tomorrow
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
JOSEPH HELLER

Mad Paranoid
History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
JOSEPH HELLER

Bag Coincidence History Open Random Trash Wind
He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
JOSEPH HELLER

Enjoyment Except Literature
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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Trouble Writer Writing
He was never without misery, and never without hope.
JOSEPH HELLER

Hope Misery
The laws of nature are only as immutable as the minds which promote them. Ignorance of the law is 9/10ths of the law. Just because you aren’t paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you.
JOSEPH HELLER

Ignorance Law Mind Nature Paranoid Promote
Rise above principal and do what’s right.
JOSEPH HELLER

Inspirational One Liner Principle Right Rise
From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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Goodness History Moral Teaching
I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
JOSEPH HELLER

Country Crazy Executive Scare
I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.
JOSEPH HELLER

Dreams Night

Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.

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