Every writer I know has trouble writing.

Quote by Joseph Heller

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He knew everything about literature except how to enjoy it.

He knew everything about literature except how to enjoy it.

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.

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...

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...

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...

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

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

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

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...

Destiny is a good thing to accept when it's going your way. When it isn't,...

Destiny is a good thing to accept when it's going your way. When it isn't,...

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

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

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.

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,...

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

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

Rise above principle and do what's right.

Rise above principle and do what's right.

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...

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.

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...

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.

Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends...

Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends...

My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair,...

My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair,...

You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence...

You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence...

My hope is that gays will be running the world, because then there would be...

My hope is that gays will be running the world, because then there would be...