The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
JOSEPH HELLERI don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
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Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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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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He was never without misery, and never without hope.
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I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.
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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.
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Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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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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He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
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Prostitution gives her an opportunity to meet people. It provides fresh air and wholesome exercise, and it keeps her out of trouble.
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Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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Let’s take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.
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