When I read something saying I've not done anything as good as Catch-22 I'm tempted to reply, Who has?

Quote by Joseph Heller

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Every writer I know has trouble writing.

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

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...

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,...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

The Lord gave us farmers two strong hands so we could grab as much as...

The Lord gave us farmers two strong hands so we could grab as much as...

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...

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.

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.

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...

He knew everything about literature except how to enjoy it.

He knew everything about literature except how to enjoy it.

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,...

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.

Lots of people who complained about us receiving the MBE received theirs for heroism in...

Lots of people who complained about us receiving the MBE received theirs for heroism in...

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

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...

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...