“The laws of nature are only as immutable as the minds which promote them. Ignorance of the law is 9/10ths of the law. Just because you aren't paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.” MindMeanLawIgnoranceLaws Of NatureParanoidIgnorance Of The Law Author:Joseph Heller
“Clevinger had a mind, and Lieutenant Scheisskoph had noticed that people with minds tended to get pretty smart at times.” PeopleMindSmartLieutenantsCatch 22 Important Book:Catch-22: A Novel Source: Catch-22: A Novel
“Clevinger was a troublemaker and a wise guy. Lieutenant Scheisskopf knew that Clevinger might cause even more trouble if he wasn't watched. Yesterday it was the cadet officers; tomorrow it might be the world. Clevinger had a mind, and Lieutenant Scheisskopf had noticed that people with minds tended to get pretty smart at times. Such men were dangerous, and even the new cadet officers whom Clevinger had helped into office were eager to give damning testimony against him. The case against Clevinger was open and shut. The only thing missing was something to charge him with.” PeopleIfsMenWorldGivingMindMightGuyCausesCasesWiseTroubleDangerousMissingTomorrowOfficeSmartYesterdayOfficersTestimonyLieutenantsTroublemakerCatch 22 ImportantCadetsWise Guy Book:Catch-22: A Novel Source: Catch-22: A Novel
“After he made up his mind to spend the rest of the war in the hospital, Yossarian wrote letters to everyone he knew saying that he was in the hospital but never mentioning why. One day he had a better idea. To everyone he knew he wrote that he was going on a very dangerous mission. "They asked for volunteers. It's very dangerous, but someone has to do it. I'll write you the instant I get back." And he had not written anyone since.” WritingMindMadeIdeasWarWrittenDangerousOne DayLettersMissionsInstantHospitalsGet BackVolunteerYossarian Book:Catch-22: 50th Anniversary Edition Source: Catch-22: 50th Anniversary Edition
“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 robbed old people of the power to control their bowel movements?” PeopleWorldMindRunningReligionEvilMovementCreationDivineSupremeTeethReverenceDecayOld PeopleSupreme BeingYossarianCatch 22 ImportantBowel Movements Author:Joseph Heller
“There was only one catch and that was Catch22, which specified that a concern for one's safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask, and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane he had to fly them. If he flew them he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didn't want to he was sane and had to.” IfsWantMindRealWould BeFacesAsksProcessCrazyDangerConcernSafetyMissionsRationalAviationCombatSaneGroundedFlewBeing CrazyYossarianCatch 22 Important Author:Joseph Heller
“A man's head is his castle.” MenMindCastlesHuman Body Book:Something happened Source: Something happened