Joseph Heller Quote

You have a morbid aversion to dying. You probably resent the fact that you're at war and might get your head blown off any second.I more than resent it, sir. I'm absolutely incensed.You have deep-seated survival anxieties. And you don't like bigots, bullies, snobs, or hypocrites. Subconsciously there are many people you hate.Consciously, sir, consciously, Yossarian corrected in an effort to help. I hate them consciously.You're antagonistic to the idea of being robbed, exploited, degraded, humiliated, or deceived. Misery depresses you. Ignorance depresses you. Persecution depresses you. Violence depresses you. Corruption depresses you. You know, it wouldn't surprise me if you're a manic-depressive!Yes, sir. Perhaps I am.Don't try to deny it.I'm not denying it, sir, said Yossarian, pleased with the miraculous rapport that finally existed between them. I agree with all you've said.

Joseph Heller

You have a morbid aversion to dying. You probably resent the fact that you're at war and might get your head blown off any second.I more than resent it, sir. I'm absolutely incensed.You have deep-seated survival anxieties. And you don't like bigots, bullies, snobs, or hypocrites. Subconsciously there are many people you hate.Consciously, sir, consciously, Yossarian corrected in an effort to help. I hate them consciously.You're antagonistic to the idea of being robbed, exploited, degraded, humiliated, or deceived. Misery depresses you. Ignorance depresses you. Persecution depresses you. Violence depresses you. Corruption depresses you. You know, it wouldn't surprise me if you're a manic-depressive!Yes, sir. Perhaps I am.Don't try to deny it.I'm not denying it, sir, said Yossarian, pleased with the miraculous rapport that finally existed between them. I agree with all you've said.

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About Joseph Heller

Joseph Heller (May 1, 1923 – December 12, 1999) was an American author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays. His best-known work is the 1961 novel Catch-22, a satire on war and bureaucracy, whose title has become a synonym for an absurd or contradictory choice. He was nominated in 1972 for the Nobel Prize in Literature.