Catch-22

Book · 6 characters · 607 quotes · 1961

Quotes from Catch-22

Y
"Some men deserve to die."
Yossarian Justice
Y
"That's the thing about war - you never really know who the enemy is."
Yossarian War
C
"I'll make you Major for this."
Colonel Cathcart Leadership
Y
"I would die for you, but I won't kill for you."
Yossarian War
Y
"That's a secret."
Yossarian Truth
Y
"The enemy is anybody that's going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on."
Yossarian War
Y
"Every victim deserves a good death."
Yossarian Death
Y
"I'm going to live forever or die trying."
Yossarian Courage
C
"Good God, I'm a miser."
Colonel Cathcart Money
Y
"You're a two-faced, double-dealing, smooth-talking, charming, deceptive son of a bitch."
Yossarian Truth
Y
"Everything was fine as long as you could laugh at it."
Yossarian Humor
D
"You're wasting your time."
Doc Daneeka Time
Y
"A man is crazy if he goes to a doctor when he's sick."
Yossarian Wisdom
Y
"Catch-22 says I can do anything I want to do, but I can't do anything I want to do."
Yossarian Justice
D
"Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions."
Doc Daneeka Wisdom
Y
"I want to stop living."
Yossarian
Y
"I must think of some way to save myself."
Yossarian
M
"The best things in life are free."
Milo Minderbinder Money
Y
"I'll do anything to escape this war."
Yossarian Freedom
Y
"The only problem is, nobody will believe me."
Yossarian Truth
Y
"I want to live."
Yossarian Life
M
"If something is bad, people will eat it up."
Milo Minderbinder Philosophy
Y
"I don't have to be crazy to be loyal."
Yossarian Courage
Y
"Some day I'll die and some day you'll die."
Yossarian Death
Y
"Bologna or not, I don't like Sartre anyway."
Yossarian Philosophy
Y
"I'm not running away from my responsibilities. I'm running away from your war."
Yossarian Freedom
Y
"Some people are worth defending."
Yossarian Courage
Y
"It was all a lie—there was no God."
Yossarian Faith
Y
"The only things worth dying for, it seems, are things worth living for."
Yossarian Wisdom
Y
"I know that I haven't lived yet."
Yossarian Life