“He could not make them understand that...having a good time bored him and was not worth the effort.” — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
I don't believe in miracles because it's been a long time since we've had any. — 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
“They were four clean-cut kids who were having lots of fun, and they were driving Yossarian nuts. He could not make them… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
The body stores the trauma of our lives in muscular rigidity, thereby keeping us stuck in the past. When we release the… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
Clevinger had a mind, and Lieutenant Scheisskoph had noticed that people with minds tended to get pretty smart at times. — 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. Yossarian was… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“Why don't you ever whip me?" she pouted one night. "Because I haven't the time," he snapped at her impatiently. "I haven't… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“The chaplain had mastered, in a moment of divine intuition, the handy technique of protective rationalization, and he was exhilarated by his… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
How did I get here? Somebody pushed me. Somebody must have set me off in this direction and clus-ters of other hands… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
I don't think it's good to achieve too much at too early an age. What else can the future give you if… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“Darling, we’re going to have a baby again,’ she would say to her husband. I haven’t the time,’ Lieutenant Scheisskopf would grumble… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“When I learned you were sick , I finally felt old for the first time. You will recover, and I never will.” — 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
