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The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?

Joseph Heller

He was never without misery, and never without hope.
JOSEPH HELLER

Hope Misery
I’m not running away from my responsibilities. I’m running to them. There’s nothing negative about running away to save my life.
JOSEPH HELLER

Life Negative Responsiblity Run Save
The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
JOSEPH HELLER

Depression Insane Man Society
Frankly, I’d like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.
JOSEPH HELLER

Government Industry Private Togetherness
History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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Bag Coincidence History Open Random Trash Wind
Where were you born?” “On a battlefield,” [Yossarian] answered. “No, no. In what state were you born?” “In a state of innocence.
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Born Innocence
Insanity is contagious.
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Contagious Insane One Liner
She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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Epitome She Smile Sorrow Time
I’ve only had four ideas for a novel in my life, and I’ve written all of them.
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Ideas Life Novel Writing
He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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Lack Self Made Success
In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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Accident Failure Predict
You know, that might be the answer – to act boastfully about something we ought to be ashamed of. That’s a trick that never seems to fail.
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Ashame Failure Trick
There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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Achievement Disappointment Numb
Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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Civilization Earth End Peace
From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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Goodness History Moral Teaching
When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
JOSEPH HELLER

Boy Grow Up Little

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