Joseph Heller
» Awards » “Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to anyone more capably than everyone else.”
» Dreams » “I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.”
» Failure » “He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody.”
» Immortality » “He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt.”
» Mediocrity » “Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.”
» War » “Frankly, I’d like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.”
