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“Where were you born?" "On a battlefield," [Yossarian] answered. "No, no. In what state were you born?" "In a state of innocence.”

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Joseph Heller

Joseph Heller was an American novelist known for his satirical and black humor style. His novel 'Catch-22' is considered one of the greatest novels of the 20th century and has had a profound impact on literature. more

“But there are times when the little cloud spreads, until it obscures the sky. And those times I look around at my fellow men and I am reminded of some likeness of the beast-people, and I feel as though the animal is surging up in them. And I know they are neither wholly animal nor holy man, but an unstable combination of both.”

People Knows Men Feels Looks Littles Animal Sky Holy Fellows Clouds Spread Combination Beast Fellow Man Unstable Holy Man

Author:H. G. Wells

“The expression "following suit" is a curious one, because it has nothing to do with walking behind a matching set of clothing. If you follow suit, it means you do the same thing somebody else has just done. If all of your friends decided to jump off a bridge into the icy waters of an ocean or river, for instance, and you jumped in right after them, you would be following suit. You can see why following suit can be a dangerous thing to do, because you could end up drowning simply because somebody else thought of it first.”

“Your woe hath been my anguish; yea, I quail And perish in your perishing unblest. And I have searched the highths and depths, the scope Of all our universe, with desperate hope To find some solace for your wild unrest.”

Universe Depth Desperate Anguish Woe Scope Solace Unrest Perishing Quails

Book:The City of Dreadful Night

Source: The City of Dreadful Night

“If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don't want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can't hold on to it forever.”

Ifs Want Heart Stills Suffering Forever What You Want Way Of The Warrior Peaceful Warrior

Book:Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives

Source: Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives

“History isn't the lies of the victors, as I once glibly assured Old Joe Hunt; I know that now. It's more the memories of the survivors, most of whom are neither victorious or defeated.”

Knows Lying Memories Survivor Defeated Hunts Assured

Book:The Sense of an Ending

Source: The Sense of an Ending

“I do not mean to mock or ridicule your life's work, for in one way at least it mimics my own: We have dedicated our lives to the pursuit of phantoms. The difference is the nature of those phantoms. Mine exist between other men's ears; yours live solely between your own.”

Men Way Mean Differences My Own Our Lives Mines Ears Pursuit One Way Dedicated Ridicule Mock Phantoms

Book:The Monstrumologist

Source: The Monstrumologist

“All theories are legitimate, no matter. What matters is what you do with them.”

Matter Theory No Matter What What Matters

Author:Jorge Luis Borges

“When you pray, you know that you want something, that's always the first step. to let yourself know that you want something, that you yearn for it. sometimes that's the hardest thing to do. Because you have to have courage to know what you desire. You have to have courage to acknowledge that you are unhappy without it.”

Knows Want Firsts Sometimes Desire Steps Praying Unhappy Hardest Acknowledge Things To Do First Steps Hardest Thing Want Something Have Courage Hardest Thing To Do

Book:The Lady of the Rivers

Source: The Lady of the Rivers

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