Joseph Heller

Hungry Joe collected lists of fatal diseases and arranged them in alphabetical order so that he could put his finger without delay on any one he wanted to worry about. ↗

— Joseph Heller

#any #arranged #collected #could #delay

Some people are born mediocre, some people achieve mediocrity, and some people have mediocrity thrust upon them. ↗

— Joseph Heller

#born #mediocre #mediocrity #people #some

Destiny is a good thing to accept when it's going your way. When it isn't, don't call it destiny; call it injustice, treachery, or simple bad luck. ↗

— Joseph Heller

#accept #bad #bad luck #call #destiny

When I grow up I want to be a little boy. ↗

— Joseph Heller

#grow #grow up #i #little #up

He knew everything about literature except how to enjoy it. ↗

— Joseph Heller

#enjoy #everything #except #how #knew

He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt. ↗

— Joseph Heller

#decided #die #forever #had #live

But that was war. Just about all he could find in its favor was that it paid well and liberated children from the pernicious influence of their parents. ↗

— Joseph Heller

#children #could #favor #find #influence

When I read something saying I've not done anything as good as "Catch-22" I'm tempted to reply, "Who has?" ↗

— Joseph Heller

#catch-22 #done #good #i #read

The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's on. ↗

— Joseph Heller

#enemy #get #going #killed #matter

Frankly, I'd like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry. ↗

— Joseph Heller

#field #frankly #get #government #i