Yossarian

Character in Catch-22 From: Catch-22

Bombardier and protagonist who questions the absurdity of war

405 quotes

"Yossarian's realization that the rules of war make no logical sense and exist only to benefit those in power"
Philosophy
"The absurdity of being forced to fly more missions due to one's competence"
Work
"He was God, then."
Faith
"I'd like to see the catch written out."
Truth
"Bombardiers are just people."
"I'm the dead man in my bed."
Death
"When I look up, I see people cashing in. I don't see heaven or saints or angels."
Truth
"I know that I haven't lived yet."
Life
"The only things worth dying for, it seems, are things worth living for."
Wisdom
"It was all a lie—there was no God."
Faith
"Some people are worth defending."
Courage
"I'm not running away from my responsibilities. I'm running away from your war."
Freedom
"Bologna or not, I don't like Sartre anyway."
Philosophy
"Some day I'll die and some day you'll die."
Death
"I don't have to be crazy to be loyal."
Courage
"I want to live."
Life
"The only problem is, nobody will believe me."
Truth
"I'll do anything to escape this war."
Freedom
"I must think of some way to save myself."
"I want to stop living."
"Catch-22 says I can do anything I want to do, but I can't do anything I want to do."
Justice
"A man is crazy if he goes to a doctor when he's sick."
Wisdom
"Everything was fine as long as you could laugh at it."
Humor
"You're a two-faced, double-dealing, smooth-talking, charming, deceptive son of a bitch."
Truth
"I'm going to live forever or die trying."
Courage
"Every victim deserves a good death."
Death
"The enemy is anybody that's going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on."
War
"That's a secret."
Truth
"I would die for you, but I won't kill for you."
War
"That's the thing about war - you never really know who the enemy is."
War