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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.

Joseph Heller

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 never without misery, and never without hope.
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Hope Misery
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
It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.
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Dead Difference War Win
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
Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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Alive Death Die Furious Life
Insanity is contagious.
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Contagious Insane One Liner
All of my books deal in a very rough, rude fashion with subjects about which there are great conflicts of opinion.
JOSEPH HELLER

Book Conflict Deal Fashion Opinion Rude Subject
Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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Civilization Earth End Peace
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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Children Favor Influence Liberation Parents War
Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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Acceptance Mankind Resilence Tomorrow
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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Change Confidence Courage Discovery Dread Fear Lost
Destiny is a good thing to accept when it’s going your way. When it isn’t, don’t call it destiny; call it injustice, treachery, or simple bad luck.
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Acceptance Bad Luck Destiny Injustice
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
Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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Deep Mad Medal Men Reward
He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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Attempt Die Forever Live Man

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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