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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

In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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Accident Failure Predict
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
Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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Alive Death Die Furious Life
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
When I look up, I see people cashing in. I don’t see heaven or saints or angels. I see people cashing in on every decent impulse and every human tragedy.
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Angel Decent Heaven Human Impulse Poeple Saint Tragedy
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
Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
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Broken Heart Die Old
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
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
For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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Enough Expensive Peace War
Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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Deep Mad Medal Men Reward
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
She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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Epitome She Smile Sorrow Time
I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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Freedom Live Strong
When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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Disagree Objective Urge
Remember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
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Deserve Fun Leadership Work

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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