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

Joseph Heller

The villains will come along. There were plenty in the Carter administration, and there will be plenty with Reagan.
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Villain
The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
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Enemy Kill War
There was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to.
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Freedom People Question Want
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
When I look up, I see people cashing in. I don’t see heaven or saints or angels. I see people cashing in on every decent impulse and every human tragedy.
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Angel Decent Heaven Human Impulse Poeple Saint Tragedy
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
Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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Deep Mad Medal Men Reward
Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
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Job Principle Quit Regret
Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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Civilization Earth End Peace
He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Except Literature
For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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Enough Expensive Peace War
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
The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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Depression Insane Man Society
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
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
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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Trouble Writer Writing

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