Joseph Heller Quotes

United States, Author
May 1, 1932 – December, 12, 1999.

Joseph Heller was an American author of novels, short stories, plays and screenplays. His best-known work is the novel Catch-22, a satire on war and bureaucracy, whose title has become a synonym for an absurd or contradictory choice.

Also known as Screenwriter

Catch-22 did not exist, he was positive of that, but it made no difference. What did matter was that everyone thought it existed, and that was much worse, for there was no object or text to ridicule or refute, to accuse, criticize, attack, amend, hate, revile, spit at, rip to shreds, trample upon or burn up.

Joseph Heller
- Hate
- Differences
- Rip
Just for once I'd like to see all these things sort of straightened out, with each person getting exactly what he deserves. It might give me some confidence in this universe.

Joseph Heller
- Universe
- Persons
- Might

I never even realized I was Jewish until I was practically grown up. Or rather, I used to feel that everybody in the world was Jewish, which amounts to the same thing.

Joseph Heller
- World
- Feels
- Used
The laws of nature are only as immutable as the minds which promote them. Ignorance of the law is 9/10ths of the law. Just because you aren't paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.

Joseph Heller
- Mind
- Mean
- Ignorance
...Anything worth dying for ... is certainly worth living for.

Joseph Heller
- Dying
- Certainly
He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt.

Joseph Heller
- Decided
Nately had a bad start. He came from a good family.

Joseph Heller
- Family
- Start
In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.

Joseph Heller
- Running
- Failure