Joseph Heller Quotes

• He knew everything about literature except how to enjoy it.

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

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

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

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• Every writer I know has trouble writing.

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

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

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• Rise above principle and do what’s right.

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• But that was war. Just about all he could find in its favor was that it paid well and liberated children from the pernicious influence of their parents.

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• Destiny is a good thing to accept when it’s going your way. When it isn’t, don’t call it destiny; call it injustice, treachery, or simple bad luck.

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

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• I’d like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private individuals.

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Joseph Heller (32)

Birth:	1st May, 1923
Death:	12th December, 1999
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor, Novelist, Playwriter, Screenwriter

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