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Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.

Joseph Heller

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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Children Favor Influence Liberation Parents War
He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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Lack Self Made Success
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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Air Exercise Fresh Meet Opportunity People Prostitution Trouble
When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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Boy Grow Up Little
I don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.
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Imagination Mercy Process Understand
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
For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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Enough Expensive Peace War
While none of the work we do is very important, it is important that we do a great deal of it.
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Deal Greatness Important Work
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
There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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Achievement Disappointment Numb
Insanity is contagious.
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Contagious Insane One Liner
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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Drive Live Packet
It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.
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Dead Difference War Win
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 question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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Depression Insane Man Society
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

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