We do have a zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist. — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“Colonel Cargill was so awful a marketing executive that his services were much sought after by firms eager to establish losses for… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“They were the most depressing group of people Yossarian had ever been with. They were always in high spirits.” — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“Major Major's father had a good joke about opportunity. "Opportunity only knocks once in this world," he would say. Major Major's father… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“Yossarian was moved by such intense pity for his poverty that he wanted to smash his pale. sad, sickly face with his… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“He smiled ostentatiously to show himself reasonable and nice. "I'm not saying that to be cruel and insulting," he continued with cruel… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain he fell madly in love with him.” — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“The important thing is to keep them pledging," he explained to his cohorts. "It doesn't matter whether they mean it or not.… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“Dear Mrs., Mr., Miss, or Mr. and Mrs. Daneeka: Words cannot express the deep personal grief I experienced when your husband, son,… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“...'You haven't got a chance kid,' he had told him glumly. 'They hate Jews.' 'But I'm not Jewish,' answered Clevinger. 'It will… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“No such private nights of ecstasy or hushed-up drinking and sex orgies ever occurred. They might have occurred if either General Dreedle… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“In short, he was a dope. He often looked to Yossarian like one of those people hanging around modern museums with both… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“Haven't you got anything humorous that stays away from waters and valleys and God? I'd like to keep away from the subject… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“Four times during the first six days they were assembled and briefed and then sent back. Once, they took off and were… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“His heart cracked, and he fell in love. He wondered if she would marry him. “Tu sei pazzo,” she told him with… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one's safety in the face of dangers… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“Each morning they came around, three brisk and serious men with efficient mouths and inefficient eyes...” — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“She acts like she don't like you" "She doesn't like anyone" "She likes Capitan Black", Orr reminded. "That's because he treats her… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle. 'That's some… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“Who will marry me? No one wants a girl who is not a virgin." "I will. I'll marry you." "Ma non posso… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“...He was irritable with Orr, who had found two crab apples somewhere and walked with them in his cheeks until Yossarian spied… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“Why don't you use some sense and try to be more like me? You might live to be a hundred and seven,… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle. "That's some catch, that… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes. — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
I’m cold,' Snowden said softly, 'I’m cold.' 'You’re going to be all right, kid,' Yossarian reassured him with a grin. 'You’re going to be… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's on. — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one's safety in the face of dangers that were… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“Captain Flume was obsessed with the idea that Chief White Halfoat would tiptoe up to his cot one night when he was sound asleep… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“Depreciating motels, junked automobiles, and quick-food joints grow like amber waves of grain.” — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“That was where he wanted to be if he had to be there at all, instead of hung out there in front like some… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service. — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“Yossarian was moved by such intense pity for his poverty that he wanted to smash his pale. sad, sickly face with his fist and… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
You have deep-seated survival anxieties. And you don't like bigots, bullies, snobs or hypocrites. Subconsciously there are many people you hate." "Consciously, sir, consciously,"… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
