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> [“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/)

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> [“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/)

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> [“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/)

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> [I was eighteen when I first read Joseph Heller's stunning work 'Catch-22,' and was at that time close to being drafted for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-steinbeck/i-was-eighteen-when-i-first-read-joseph-heller-s-stunning-work-catch/)

[Thomas Steinbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-steinbeck/)

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> [“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/)

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