He knew everything about literature except how to enjoy it.

Quote by Joseph Heller

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There was only one catch and that was Catch-22. Orr would be crazy to fly...

There was only one catch and that was Catch-22. Orr would be crazy to fly...

I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have...

I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have...

I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared...

I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared...

Rise above principle and do what's right.

Rise above principle and do what's right.

He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody.

He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody.

When I grow up I want to be a little boy.

When I grow up I want to be a little boy.

Success and failure are both difficult to endure. Along with success come drugs, divorce, fornication,...

Success and failure are both difficult to endure. Along with success come drugs, divorce, fornication,...

Hungry Joe collected lists of fatal diseases and arranged them in alphabetical order so that...

Hungry Joe collected lists of fatal diseases and arranged them in alphabetical order so that...

The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's...

The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's...

Frankly, I'd like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the...

Frankly, I'd like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the...

I don't believe in miracles because it's been a long time since we've had any.

I don't believe in miracles because it's been a long time since we've had any.

He knew everything about literature except how to enjoy it.

He knew everything about literature except how to enjoy it.

We do have a zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist.

We do have a zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist.

I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service.

I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service.

But that was war. Just about all he could find in its favor was that...

But that was war. Just about all he could find in its favor was that...

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt.

He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt.

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

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

Some people are born mediocre, some people achieve mediocrity, and some people have mediocrity thrust...

Some people are born mediocre, some people achieve mediocrity, and some people have mediocrity thrust...

I'd like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole...

I'd like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole...