Yossarian

Character in Catch-22 From: Catch-22

Bombardier and protagonist who questions the absurdity of war

405 quotes

"I'm not going to fly anymore missions."
Courage
"Catch-22 says I have the right to do anything it says I can't do."
"The only way to survive was not to exist."
Perseverance
"The only decent people around were frauds."
"Destiny was a thing without meaning."
Philosophy
"The real problem was with the system."
Politics
"He simply did not care anymore."
"Frankly, I would do anything to get away."
Freedom
"You're right, you're right, I'm crazy. But it's not my fault."
Humor
"They're all mad."
War
"I'm not running away from my responsibilities. And it isn't as though I'm saying anything new."
Courage
"That's what I love about these docs, the way they always help each other out."
Humor
"I'm way ahead of you."
Wisdom
"The country is in peril; I'm jeopardizing my traditional rights of freedom and independence."
Freedom
"Catch-22 says I can do anything I want to do, but I can't do anything on my own."
Justice
"I'm afraid of flying."
Fear
"Someone has to do something sometime."
Motivation
"They're right, but I'm not wrong."
Wisdom
"I have to keep flying missions or I'll be grounded."
"There's no way out."
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence of such a world is a personal insult."
Freedom
"The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's on."
War
"Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them."
Humor
"Good God, how much reverence can you have for a Supreme Being who finds it necessary to include such phenomena as phlegm and tooth decay in His divine system of Creation?"
Faith
"That's some catch, that Catch-22."
Truth
"Some people are worth dying for."
Friendship
"Some men are born; some achieve greatness; and some have greatness thrust upon them."
Humor
"Everything there is something wrong with me that I don't know about yet."
Health
"Nothing is ever as good or as bad as it seems."
Wisdom
"I'm going to live forever or die in the attempt."
Courage