She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
JOSEPH HELLERHistory was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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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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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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He was never without misery, and never without hope.
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When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
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I don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.
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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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There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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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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The villains will come along. There were plenty in the Carter administration, and there will be plenty with Reagan.
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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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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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Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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