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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

Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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Civilization Earth End Peace
Frankly, I’d like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.
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Government Industry Private Togetherness
When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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Boy Grow Up Little
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
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
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
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
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
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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Mad Paranoid
You know, that might be the answer – to act boastfully about something we ought to be ashamed of. That’s a trick that never seems to fail.
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Ashame Failure Trick
Remember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
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Deserve Fun Leadership Work
From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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Goodness History Moral Teaching
Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
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Job Principle Quit Regret
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.
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Change Confidence Courage Discovery Dread Fear Lost
He was never without misery, and never without hope.
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Hope Misery
The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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Depression Insane Man Society

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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