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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.

Joseph Heller

He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
JOSEPH HELLER

Attempt Die Forever Live Man
From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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Goodness History Moral Teaching
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
What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Rain Wet
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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Trouble Writer Writing
Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.
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Die Inspirational Live Positive Worth
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.
JOSEPH HELLER

Appreciation Character Courage Intelligence Moral
Let’s take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.
JOSEPH HELLER

Drive Live Packet
Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
JOSEPH HELLER

Acceptance Mankind Resilence Tomorrow
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
In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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Accident Failure Predict
Prostitution gives her an opportunity to meet people. It provides fresh air and wholesome exercise, and it keeps her out of trouble.
JOSEPH HELLER

Air Exercise Fresh Meet Opportunity People Prostitution Trouble
She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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Epitome She Smile Sorrow Time
Remember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
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Deserve Fun Leadership Work
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
I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
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Country Crazy Executive Scare

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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