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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

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.
JOSEPH HELLER

Ashame Failure Trick
They agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.
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Agree Education Necessary People Possible Question
I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.
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Dreams Night
Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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Acceptance Mankind Resilence Tomorrow
There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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Achievement Disappointment Numb
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
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
I don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.
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Imagination Mercy Process Understand
I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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Freedom Live Strong
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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Mad Paranoid
Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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Alive Death Die Furious Life
When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
JOSEPH HELLER

Boy Grow Up Little
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
I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
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Broken Heart Miracle Time
Rise above principal and do what’s right.
JOSEPH HELLER

Inspirational One Liner Principle Right Rise

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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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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