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He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody

Joseph Heller

Where were you born?” “On a battlefield,” [Yossarian] answered. “No, no. In what state were you born?” “In a state of innocence.
JOSEPH HELLER

Born Innocence
The laws of nature are only as immutable as the minds which promote them. Ignorance of the law is 9/10ths of the law. Just because you aren’t paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you.
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Ignorance Law Mind Nature Paranoid Promote
She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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Epitome She Smile Sorrow Time
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
In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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Accident Failure Predict
The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
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Enemy Kill War
There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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Achievement Disappointment Numb
For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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Enough Expensive Peace War
He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Except Literature
Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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Civilization Earth End Peace
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
JOSEPH HELLER

Mad Paranoid
Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.
JOSEPH HELLER

Die Inspirational Live Positive Worth
I’ve only had four ideas for a novel in my life, and I’ve written all of them.
JOSEPH HELLER

Ideas Life Novel Writing
What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Rain Wet
I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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Freedom Live Strong
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.
JOSEPH HELLER

Change Confidence Courage Discovery Dread Fear Lost

He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody

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