--- title: "10 Heller Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Heller quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Heller sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e5/blake-crouch-2197_paranoia_just-because-you-re-paranoid-doesn-t-mea_62844.jpg" --- > [“Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you. - Joseph Heller”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-crouch/just-because-you-re-paranoid-doesn-t-mean-they-aren-t-after-you/) [Blake Crouch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-crouch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e5/blake-crouch-2197_paranoia_just-because-you-re-paranoid-doesn-t-mea_62844.jpg) > [I thought 'Heller' was a very bad decision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-bader-ginsburg/i-thought-heller-was-a-very-bad-decision/) [Ruth Bader Ginsburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-bader-ginsburg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/ruth-bader-ginsburg-1906_amendment_i-thought-heller-was-a-very-bad-decision_345090.jpg) > [“I went at one stage to turn on the radio, but he glared at me so ferociously that I hurriedly lean't back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-nixon/i-went-at-one-stage-to-turn-on-the-radio-but-he-glared-at-me-so/) [j d nixon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-nixon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/487/j-d-nixon-79727_awkward-moments_i-went-at-one-stage-to-turn-on-the-radio_1186852.jpg) > [“Joseph Heller knew how the need to belong, and the need for security, can make people accept lethal and stupid conditions, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-hitchens/joseph-heller-knew-how-the-need-to-belong-and-the-need-for-security/) [Christopher Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-hitchens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72d/christopher-hitchens-117_joseph-heller_joseph-heller-knew-how-the-need-to-belon_3119100.jpg) > [“When John-Joseph Heller's fights became too much of a sure thing, story has it he moved on to more risky fights with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-c-barrus/when-john-joseph-heller-s-fights-became-too-much-of-a-sure-thing/) [S.C. Barrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-c-barrus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/492/s-c-barrus-48151_adventure_when-john-joseph-heller-s-fights-became_1526919.jpg) > [District of Columbia v. Heller, which recognized an individual right to possess a firearm under the Constitution, is unquestionably the most clearly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-stevens/district-of-columbia-v-heller-which-recognized-an-individual-right-to/) [John Paul Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paul-stevens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bce/john-paul-stevens-12128_amendment_district-of-columbia-v-heller-which-reco_476791.jpg) > [“We drove in silence for a while. “Can I have a gun?” I asked. “No!” “Just a little one? For my handbag?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-nixon/we-drove-in-silence-for-a-while-can-i-have-a-gun-i-asked-no-just-a/) [j d nixon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-nixon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c0/j-d-nixon-79727_funny-ness_we-drove-in-silence-for-a-while-can-i-ha_2013757.jpg) > [“And another nice thing about war—not that anything about war is nice, I guess—is that while it’s going on and you’re in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vonnegut/and-another-nice-thing-about-war-not-that-anything-about-war-is-nice/) [Kurt Vonnegut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vonnegut/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/kurt-vonnegut-41_doing-the-right-thin_and-another-nice-thing-about-war-not-tha_2331598.jpg) > [“Catch-22 has much passion, comic and fervent, but it gasps for want of craft and sensibility… Its author, Joseph Heller, is like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-stern/catch-22-has-much-passion-comic-and-fervent-but-it-gasps-for-want-of/) [Richard G. Stern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-stern/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a0/richard-g-stern-272612_bad-reviews_catch-22-has-much-passion-comic-and-ferv_2436824.jpg) > [I disagreed with the way the court applied the Second Amendment in Heller's case, because what the District of Columbia was trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-clinton/i-disagreed-with-the-way-the-court-applied-the-second-amendment-in/) [Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/283/hillary-clinton-51_accepted_i-disagreed-with-the-way-the-court-appli_2770740.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heller/#itemlist", "name": "Heller Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you. - Joseph Heller”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Blake Crouch" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-crouch/just-because-you-re-paranoid-doesn-t-mean-they-aren-t-after-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e5/blake-crouch-2197_paranoia_just-because-you-re-paranoid-doesn-t-mea_62844.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e5/blake-crouch-2197_paranoia_just-because-you-re-paranoid-doesn-t-mea_62844.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e5/blake-crouch-2197_paranoia_just-because-you-re-paranoid-doesn-t-mea_62844.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you. - 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Heller, which recognized an individual right to possess a firearm under the Constitution, is unquestionably the most clearly incorrect decision that the Supreme Court announced during my tenure on the bench.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Paul Stevens" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-stevens/district-of-columbia-v-heller-which-recognized-an-individual-right-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bce/john-paul-stevens-12128_amendment_district-of-columbia-v-heller-which-reco_476791.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bce/john-paul-stevens-12128_amendment_district-of-columbia-v-heller-which-reco_476791.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bce/john-paul-stevens-12128_amendment_district-of-columbia-v-heller-which-reco_476791.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“District of Columbia v. 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