Catch-22

Book · 6 characters · 607 quotes · 1961

Quotes from Catch-22

M
"Everyone has a right to do anything he pleases."
Milo Minderbinder Freedom
Y
"I'm not running away from my responsibilities. And it isn't as if I'm saying anything shocking. Planes are dangerous."
Yossarian Courage
Y
"The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's on."
Yossarian War
Y
"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."
Yossarian Wisdom
M
"Everything is really very simple."
Milo Minderbinder Philosophy
Y
"It was murder to feel this way."
Yossarian
C
"You're in the army now. No one is more powerful than a colonel."
Colonel Cathcart Power
Y
"I'm going to live forever or die in the attempt."
Yossarian Perseverance
Y
"The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's on."
Yossarian War
Y
"That's some catch, that Catch-22."
Yossarian Wisdom
M
"Who are the public? I don't know any of them."
Milo Minderbinder
Y
"I want to keep on living forever."
Yossarian Life
Y
"Orr was crazy and could be grounded."
Yossarian Wisdom
D
"Some of the things they taught you in school are true."
Doc Daneeka Education
C
"I have to keep increasing the number of missions or Headquarters will think I'm going soft."
Colonel Cathcart Power
C
"You're wasting your time."
Colonel Cathcart Time
Y
"The only way out was to go crazy."
Yossarian
Y
"All he could do was keep trying."
Yossarian Perseverance
M
"The best things in life are worth paying for."
Milo Minderbinder Wisdom
Y
"I want to be real in my life."
Yossarian
C
"The secret to understanding the universe is in the details."
Chaplain Tappman Wisdom
D
"Insanity is contagious."
Doc Daneeka Wisdom
Y
"I want to live forever or die in the attempt."
Yossarian Life
Y
"When I look at people I see nothing worth liking."
Yossarian Relationships
M
"Money was a great thing and the most powerful force in the world."
Milo Minderbinder Money
Y
"I'm not running away from my responsibilities. I'm running to them."
Yossarian Motivation
Y
"We're all mad here."
Yossarian Wisdom
M
"That's what I love about you fellows in the service, you're all so noble."
Milo Minderbinder Humor
C
"Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for."
Chaplain Tappman Life
D
"You're insane. You'd be crazy to fly more missions."
Doc Daneeka Fear