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

Joseph Heller

They agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.
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Agree Education Necessary People Possible Question
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
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
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
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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Appreciation Character Courage Intelligence Moral
For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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Enough Expensive Peace War
Frankly, I’d like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.
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Government Industry Private Togetherness
Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
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Broken Heart Die Old
I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
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Country Crazy Executive Scare
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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Trouble Writer Writing
He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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Attempt Die Forever Live Man
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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Deal Greatness Important Work
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Achievement Born Medicore Mediocrity Men Sarcastic Thrust
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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Bulling Difficult Drug Endurance Failure Meditation Success Suicide
The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
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Country Dare Exercise Freedom Independence Traditonal

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