The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
JOSEPH HELLERAll of my books deal in a very rough, rude fashion with subjects about which there are great conflicts of opinion.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
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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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He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
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Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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I’ve only had four ideas for a novel in my life, and I’ve written all of them.
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Let’s take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.
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I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
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It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.
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Rise above principal and do what’s right.
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She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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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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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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Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.
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They agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.
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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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I’m not running away from my responsibilities. I’m running to them. There’s nothing negative about running away to save my life.
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What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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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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I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.
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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.
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The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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