“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
“So how do you know him? (Shahara) I knocked on his door one day and said, ‘Hi, I’m here to rob you. Hope you don’t mind. Oh, and by the way, will you be my friend?’ (Syn)” KnowsWayMindSaidDoorsOne DayMy FriendsDo You Know Book:Born Of Fire: Number 2 in series Source: Born Of Fire: Number 2 in series
“He would not mind hearing Petrus's story one day. But preferably not reduced to English. More and more he is convinced that English is an unfit medium for the truth of South Africa. Stretches of English code whole sentences long have thickened, lost their articulations, their articulateness, their articulatedness. Like a dinosaur expiring and settling in the mud, the language has stiffened. Pressed into the mold of English, Petrus's story would come out arthritic, bygone"(117).” MindLongWholeStoriesLostLanguageOne DaySouthHearingSentencesConvincedMediumsCodeSettlingSouth AfricaMudDisgraceMoldDinosaursArticulationSettling In Book:Disgrace Source: Disgrace
“maybe there is more to a person than a body and a mind. maybe something else figures into the mix— not a soul, exactly, but a spirit that hints you might one day be greater, stronger than you are now. a promise; a potential.” MindPersonsSoulBodyMightSpiritGreaterFiguresPromiseOne DayStrongerHints Author:Jodi Picoult