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History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.

Joseph Heller

He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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Attempt Die Forever Live Man
Death to all modifiers, he declared one day, and out of every letter that passed through his hands went every adverb and every adjective.
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Adjective Adverb Death Declare Hands
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
Rise above principal and do what’s right.
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Inspirational One Liner Principle Right Rise
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
When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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Boy Grow Up Little
Insanity is contagious.
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Contagious Insane One Liner
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Achievement Born Medicore Mediocrity Men Sarcastic Thrust
Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
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Broken Heart Die Old
The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
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Country Dare Exercise Freedom Independence Traditonal
In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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Accident Failure Predict
Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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Alive Death Die Furious Life
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
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
I’m not running away from my responsibilities. I’m running to them. There’s nothing negative about running away to save my life.
JOSEPH HELLER

Life Negative Responsiblity Run Save
He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
JOSEPH HELLER

Enjoyment Except Literature

History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.

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