Where were you born?” “On a battlefield,” [Yossarian] answered. “No, no. In what state were you born?” “In a state of innocence.
JOSEPH HELLERThey agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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Remember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
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There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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Insanity is contagious.
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What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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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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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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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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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.
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The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
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I don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.
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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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I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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