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American Novelist, Writer May 1, 1923 – December 12, 1999

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He made so many people uneasy. Everyone was always very friendly toward him, and no one was ever very nice; everyone spoke to him, and no one ever said anything. Joseph Heller
There's nothing mysterious about it, He's not working at all. He's playing. Or else He's forgotten all about us. That's the kind of God you people talk about, a country bumpkin, a clumsy, bungling, brainless, conceited, uncouth hayseed. Good God, how much reverence can you have for a Supreme Being who finds it necessary to include such phenomena as phlegm and tooth decay in His divine system of Creation? What in the world was running through that warped, evil, scatological mind of His when He... Joseph Heller
Major Major had lied, and it was good. He was not really surprised that it was good, for he had observed that people who did lie were, on the whole, more resourceful and ambitious and successful than people who did not lie. Joseph Heller
Joseph Heller quote: "They were the most depressing group of people Yossarian had..."
They were the most depressing group of people Yossarian had ever been with. They were always in high spirits. Joseph Heller
Joseph Heller quote: "Clevinger had a mind, and Lieutenant Scheisskoph had noticed..."
Clevinger had a mind, and Lieutenant Scheisskoph had noticed that people with minds tended to get pretty smart at times. Joseph Heller
Joseph Heller quote: "[They] agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to..."
[They] agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything. Joseph Heller
Under Colonel Korn's rule, the only people permitted to ask questions were those who never did. Soon the only people attending were those who never asked questions, and the sessions were discontinued altogether, since Clevinger, the corporal and Colonel Korn agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything. Joseph Heller
Major Major had been born too late and too mediocre. Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three. Even among men lacking all distinction he inevitably stood out as a man lacking more distinction than all the rest, and people who met him were always impressed by how unimpressive he was. Joseph Heller
There is wisdom in madness, and strong probability of truth in all accusations, for people are complete, and everybody is capable of everything. Joseph Heller
I used to get a big kick out of saving people's lives. Now I wonder what the hell's the point, since they all have to die anyway.' Oh, there's a point, all right,' Dunbar assured him. Is there? What is the point?' The point is to keep them from dying for as long as you can.' Yeah, but what's the point, since they all have to die anyway?' The trick is not to think about that. Joseph Heller
Even among men lacking all distinction he inevitably stood out as a man lacking more distinction than all the rest, and people who met him were always impressed by how unimpressive he was. Joseph Heller
...symptoms: an unreasonable belief that everyone around him was crazy, a homicidal impulse to machine-gun strangers, retrospective falsification, an unfounded suspicion that people hated him and were conspiring to kill him. Joseph Heller
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. Joseph Heller
Joseph Heller quote: "When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective."
When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective. Joseph Heller
Prostitution gives her an opportunity to meet people. It provides fresh air and wholesome exercise, and it keeps her out of trouble. Joseph Heller

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