“Only a fraction of his countrymen would give up their lives to win it (the war), and it was not his ambition… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
History did not demand Yossarian's premature demise, justice could be satisfied without it, progress did not hinge upon it, victory did not… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“It was a vile and muddy war, and Yossarian could have lived without it—lived forever, perhaps. Only a fraction of his countrymen… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image