Catch-22

Book · 6 characters · 607 quotes · 1961

Quotes from Catch-22

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"Bologna comes from Bologna."
Milo Minderbinder Humor
Y
"I think I'm going mad."
Yossarian Fear
Y
"He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt."
Yossarian Perseverance
C
"I'm the only one who knows what I'm talking about."
Colonel Cathcart Power
Y
"You're inches away from death every time you go on a mission."
Yossarian Fear
Y
"Insanity is contagious."
Yossarian Wisdom
M
"The only honest way to earn money is to work very hard at something very profitable."
Milo Minderbinder Work
Y
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."
Yossarian Freedom
Y
"Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask."
Yossarian Humor
Y
"That is the only solution, he thought finally. That is the only way out."
Yossarian
Y
"I'm the enemy, Yossarian said to himself."
Yossarian Truth
Y
"They don't want to hear it, he said."
Yossarian Truth
Y
"Why are you so crazy? asked Clevinger."
Yossarian
Y
"I want to live, he thought simply. Just let me live."
Yossarian Hope
Y
"That's the secret, he thought. That's what it's all about."
Yossarian Wisdom
Y
"One more day like this and he would be grateful to be alive."
Yossarian Gratitude
D
"My liver is the only organ in my body that is not sore."
Doc Daneeka Health
Y
"That's some catch, that Catch-22."
Yossarian Truth
Y
"I suppose I have a right to be mad, but I don't know what I'm mad about."
Yossarian
Y
"Good God, I'm going crazy, he thought. That's the only explanation. It was all a dream and he was going crazy."
Yossarian Fear
M
"Prostitution is a terrible thing. I mean for the women."
Milo Minderbinder Justice
Y
"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."
Yossarian
Y
"That's some catch, that Catch-22. It's the best there is."
Yossarian Truth
Y
"Catch-22 says I can do anything I want to if the commanding officer approves. But he won't approve."
Yossarian Justice
Y
"I'm the censor. It's my job to censor the letters."
Yossarian Power
Y
"The enemy is anybody that's going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on."
Yossarian War
Y
"I want to live forever, or die trying."
Yossarian Life
Y
"Catch-22 says I can do anything I want to do, but if I want to keep on living, I can't ever do it."
Yossarian Freedom
C
"Some men worship at the altar of reason. I prefer the mysteries."
Chaplain Tappman Faith
D
"I'll tell you what's the matter with you. You're crazy!"
Doc Daneeka Wisdom