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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.

Joseph Heller

The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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Depression Insane Man Society
He was never without misery, and never without hope.
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Hope Misery
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
Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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Acceptance Mankind Resilence Tomorrow
Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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Civilization Earth End Peace
He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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Lack Self Made Success
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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Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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Mad Paranoid
I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.
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Dreams Night
I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
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Broken Heart Miracle Time
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
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
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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Trouble Writer Writing
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.
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I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
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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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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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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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