Joseph Heller

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence of it is a form of rebellion."

"Destiny is what we make it, or what we fail to make it."

"Clever men are good, but honest men are better."

"I was such a sensitive child, I could not bear cruelty to anything."

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."

"Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel."

"What a marvelous place to be young and alive and capable of growth."

"Some people are always complaining, but I have learned to use my imagination."

"He knew he was in trouble when he did not know he was in trouble."

"The purpose of life is not to be happy; it is to be significant."

"I was appalled by their belief in their own importance."

"The better things that come in life bring out the worse in people."

"He found it hard to believe that he would ever die."

"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see."

"The only way to survive is to adapt; the only way to thrive is to innovate."

"I learned that I have nothing to teach anyone."

"Work without meaning is punishment."

"The real truth is that there are no real truths."

"History is the lie that everyone agrees upon."

"Every man has his breaking point; the trick is not to break."

"Money is the root of all evil, but lack of money is worse."

"Silence is complicity; speaking out is courage."

"The only real knowledge is knowing how little you know."

"Faith is belief in something you know to be untrue."

"Power corrupts, but powerlessness corrupts absolutely."

"Love is the most beautiful form of madness."

"I have nothing but contempt for those who follow blindly."

"The future is uncertain, which is why we must live in the present."

"Adventure is what happens when you leave your comfort."

"Nature is indifferent to our suffering; that is its cruelty."