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.
JOSEPH HELLERPeace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
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It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.
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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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I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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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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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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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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For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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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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He was never without misery, and never without hope.
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What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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I’m not running away from my responsibilities. I’m running to them. There’s nothing negative about running away to save my life.
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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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From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.
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