Quotes about Paradox

We see that the world seeks happiness instead of holiness. Therefore, we assume we should do the opposite. But we're wrong.

In the end, we have two choices: both God and happiness neither God nor happiness

Where were you born? On a battlefield, [Yossarian] answered. No, no. In what state were you born? In a state of innocence.

You're an intelligent person of great moral character who has taken a very courageous stand. I'm an intelligent person with no moral character at all, so I'm in an ideal position to appreciate it.

Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane he had to fly them. If he flew them he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didn't want to he was sane and had to. That's some catch, that catch-22.

Sure, there's a catch," Doc Daneeka replied. "Catch-22. Anyone who wants to get out of combat duty isn't really crazy.

You're inches away from death every time you go on a mission. How much older can you be at your age?

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 Daneeka agreed.

A situation in which a desired outcome or solution is impossible to attain because of a set of inherently illogical rules or conditions.

And both are gone. And ironically, I'm drawn to repeat my well known apothegm of futility: that, just as the person who wants praise will never be satisfied with praise, the person who wants love cannot be satisfied with love. No want is ever fulfilled. And I therefore still don't know whether it is better to fear God and keep His commandments or to curse God and die. Fortunately, I've been able to get by very neatly without doing either.

Sure there's a catch,' Doc Daneeka replied. 'Catch-22. Anyone who wants to get out of combat duty isn't really crazy.' There

That's some catch, that Catch-22," he observed. "It's the best there is," Doc Daneeka agreed.