Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle.'That's some catch, that Catch-22,' he observed.'It's the best there is,' Doc Dan...
Yossarian attended the education sessions because he wanted to find out why so many people were working so hard to kill him.
Why, swore Yossarian at him approvingly, you evil-eyed, mechanicallyaptituded, disaffiliated son of a bitch, did you walk around with anything in your cheeks?
When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
There was the Bible, of course, but the Bible was a book, and so were Bleak House, Treasure Island, Ethan Frome and The Last of the Mohicans. Did it indeed seem probable, as he had once overheard Dunb...
The only thing going on was a war, and no one seemed to notice but Yossarian and Dunbar. And when Yossarian tried to remind people, they drew away from him and thought he was crazy.
I used to think it was immoral to be unhappy.
I used to get a big kick out of saving people’s lives. Now I wonder what the hell’s the point, since they all have to die anyway.Oh, there’s a point, all right, Dunbar assured him.Is there? What’s the...
Hogyha beszélsz azzal az emberrel ott fönt – mondta –, az a kívánságom, hogy mondj el Neki valamit helyettem. Mondd meg Neki, nem igazság, hogy az emberek fiatalon halnak meg. De tényleg így gondolom....
History did not demand Yossarian's premature demise, justice could be satisfied without it, progress did not hinge upon it, victory did not depend on it. That men would die was a matter of necessity;...
His specialty was alfalfa, and he made a good thing out of not growing any. The government paid him well for every bushel of alfalfa he did not grow. The more alfalfa he did not grow, the more money t...
His heart cracked, and he fell in love. He wondered if she would marry him. Tu sei pazzo, she told him with a pleasant laugh. Why am I crazy? he asked. Perché non posso sposare. Why can’t you get marr...
Don’t be such an ass, Scheisskopf. People have a right to do anything that’s not forbidden by law, and there’s no law against lying to you.
Clădiri şi forme fără contur zburau pe lînga el fără zgomot, purtate parcă implacabil pe suprafaţa unui val puternic, atemporal.
That goddam stunted, red-faced, big-cheeked, apple-cheeked, curlyheaded, midget assed, , google-eyed, undersized, grinning, buck-toothed rat!!" Yossarian sputtered.~ Catch-22
– Hogy érzi magát, Yossarian? – Pompásan. Nem, rettenetesen félek. – Akkor jól van – mondta Danby őrnagy. – Ez annak a bizonyítéka, hogy él.
You’ve got to have a God. Without God, you might turn to something really crazy, like witchcraft, or religion.
You wouldn’t be normal if you were never afraid. Even the bravest men experience fear. One of the biggest jobs we all face in combat is to overcome fear.
Yossarian wrinkled his forehead with quizzical amusement. You won’t marry me because I’m crazy, and you say I’m crazy because I want to marry you? Is that right?
Yossarian makes any attempts to excuse himself from the perilous missions then he is caught in Catch-22: if he flies he is crazy, and doesn't have to; but if he doesn't want to he must be sane and has...