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

Joseph Heller

What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Rain Wet
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
Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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Civilization Earth End Peace
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
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
History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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Bag Coincidence History Open Random Trash Wind
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
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
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
The villains will come along. There were plenty in the Carter administration, and there will be plenty with Reagan.
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Villain
Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.
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Die Inspirational Live Positive Worth
He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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Lack Self Made Success
When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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Boy Grow Up Little
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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Mad Paranoid
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’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

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