What did Joseph Heller mean by: They couldn’t keep Death out, but while she was in she had to act like a lady. - Joseph Heller Author Copy
+ Everything passes. (That’s what makes it endurable.) Feraz Zeid, August 6, 2023December 12, 2023, Joseph Heller, Endurance, 0 - Joseph Heller Author
+ In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, Joseph Heller, Failure, Running, 0 - Joseph Heller Author
+ The promises of maniacs, like those of women, are not safely relied upon. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, Joseph Heller, Promise, 0 - Joseph Heller Author
+ All of our religions but the Judaic and the Greek think more of us dead than alive. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, Joseph Heller, Alive, Greek, 0 - Joseph Heller Author
+ Under Colonel Korn’s rule, the only people permitted to ask questions were those who never did. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, Joseph Heller, 0 - Joseph Heller Author
+ He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt. Feraz Zeid, December 3, 2022January 10, 2024, Joseph Heller, Death, 0 - Joseph Heller Author
+ Everybody is as unstable as water. Feraz Zeid, October 1, 2023December 26, 2023, Joseph Heller, Water, 0 - Joseph Heller Author
+ Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you. Feraz Zeid, November 15, 2022January 10, 2024, Joseph Heller, Paranoia, Words, 0 - Joseph Heller Author
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