Quotes about Joseph Heller
so convincing were those dreams of being awake that he woke from them in a state of complete exhaustion, and had to go straight back to sleep again.
— Joseph Heller
I do not have, and never had, any interest in either the Bible or religion.
— Joseph Heller
Help him! Help who? Help the bombardier! I'm a bombardier. Help him, help him! Help who?
— Joseph Heller
Moses has the Ten Commandments, it's true, but I've got much better lines - King David
— Joseph Heller
If you run into trouble, just tell everybody that the security of the country requires a strong domestic Egyptian-cotton speculating industry.
— Joseph Heller
Everyone agreed that Clevinger was certain to go far in the academic world. In short, Clevinger was one of those people with lots of intelligence and no brains
— Joseph Heller
Even among men lacking all distinction he inevitably stood out as a man lacking more distinction than all the rest, and people who met him were always impressed by how unimpressive he was
— Joseph Heller
Jerusalem is a very small town. And Bathsheba was a very loud woman. Maybe even Uriah knew.
— Joseph Heller
this used to be a pretty good country to live in before they loused it up with their goddam piety.
— Joseph Heller
The men were perfectly content to fly as manny missions as we asked them as long as thought they had no alternative. Now you've given them hope, and they're unhappy. So the blame is all yours.
— Joseph Heller