Quotes from Joseph Heller

Unii se nasc mediocri, altii devin mediocri, iar altora li se impune mediocritatea.

Nem is lenne normális, ha sohasem félne. Még a legbátrabb emberek is tapasztalják a félelmet. A harcban a legnagyobb feladattal akkor kerülünk szembe, amikor saját félelmünket kell legyÅ'znünk.

Yossarian gorged himself in the mess hall until he thought he would explode and then sagged back in a contented stupor, his mouth filmy with a succulent residue.

Yossarian wrinkled his forehead with quizzical amusement. "You won't marry me because I'm crazy, and you say I'm crazy because I want to marry you? Is that right?

He felt imprisoned in an airplane. In an airplane there was absolutely no place in the world to go except to another part of the airplane. Doc Daneeka had been told that people who enjoyed climbing into an airplane were really giving vent to a subconscious desire to climb back into the womb.

Ochelarii negri aveau rame mari, rosii. Mustata neagra falsa apartinea unui flasnetar multicolor si maiorul Major le-a purtat pe amandoua la un meci de baschet intr-o zi, cand a simtit ca nu-si mai suporta singuratatea.

The only thing going on was a war, and no one seemed to notice but Yossarian and Dunbar. And when Yossarian tried to remind people, they drew away from him and thought he was crazy.

Don't be such an ass, Scheisskopf. People have a right to do anything that's not forbidden by law, and there's no law against lying to you.

He had poor eyesight and chronic sinus trouble, which made war especially exciting for him, since he was in no danger of going overseas.

The case against Clevinger was open and shut. The only thing missing was something to charge him with.

The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them. Yossarian

Csak úgy tanulhat az ember, ha próbálja.

Vannak, akik középszer?nek születnek, vannak, akik elérik a középszer?séget, és vannak, akik nyögnek a középszer?ség lármájában.

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

Havermeyer was a lead bombardier who never missed. Yossarian was a lead bombardier who had been demoted because he no longer gave a damn whether he missed or not. He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt, and his only mission each time he went up was to come down alive.

Why," swore Yossarian at him approvingly, "you evil-eyed, mechanicallyaptituded, disaffiliated son of a bitch, did you walk around with anything in your cheeks?

the full fury of his storming countenance with its rugged overhang of gullied forehead and huge crag of a humpbacked nose that came charging out of his face wrathfully like a Big Ten fullback.

It's only that I feel an injustice has been committed. Why should I have somebody else's malaria and you have my dose of clap?

His goading remained gentle. "Rome was destroyed, Greece was destroyed, Persia was destroyed, Spain was destroyed. All great countries are destroyed. Why not yours? How much longer do you really think your own country will last? Forever? Keep in mind that the earth itself is destined to be destroyed by the sun in twenty-five million years or so.

Csak egyetlenegyszer szeretném látni, hogy ezek a dolgok valahogyan egyenesbe jönnek, úgyhogy mindenki pontosan azt kapja meg, amire rászolgált. Visszaadná a hitemet ebben a világegyetemben.

Légy hálás, amiért egészséges vagy. – Keseredj el, amiért nem leszel mindig az. – Örülj, hogy élsz. – Dühöngj, hogy meg kell halnod. – Rosszabbul is állhatnának a dolgok – kiáltotta Scheisskopf hadnagy felesége. – Átkozottul jobban is állhatnának – felelte szenvedélyesen Yossarian.

Group Headquarters was alarmed, for there was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to. Colonel

Valakinek egyszer valamit csinálnia kellett. Minden áldozat b?nös, és minden b?nös áldozat is, de egyszer valakinek meg kellene már törni az öröklött szokásoknak ezt a tetves láncolatát, ami elÅ'bb-utóbb végveszélybe sodorja Å'ket.

There is no light. I don't feel like starting my generator. I used to get a big kick out saving people's lives. Now I wonder what the hell's the point, since they all have to die anyway.Dr. Stubbs Catch -22