Joseph Heller Quote

You make the bribe big enough and they’ll find you. Just make sure you do everything right out in the open. Let everyone know exactly what you want and how much you’re willing to pay for it. The first time you act guilty or ashamed, you might get into trouble. I wish you’d come with me, Milo remarked. I won’t feel safe among people who take bribes. They’re no better than a bunch of crooks. You’ll be all right, Yossarian assured him with confidence. If you run into trouble, just tell everybody that the security of the country requires a strong domestic Egyptian-cotton speculating industry.

Joseph Heller

You make the bribe big enough and they’ll find you. Just make sure you do everything right out in the open. Let everyone know exactly what you want and how much you’re willing to pay for it. The first time you act guilty or ashamed, you might get into trouble. I wish you’d come with me, Milo remarked. I won’t feel safe among people who take bribes. They’re no better than a bunch of crooks. You’ll be all right, Yossarian assured him with confidence. If you run into trouble, just tell everybody that the security of the country requires a strong domestic Egyptian-cotton speculating industry.

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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.