Quotes from book

Catch-22

“You know, that might be the answer — to act boastfully about something we ought to be ashamed of. That's a trick that never seems to fail.”

“When I look up, I see people cashing in. I don't see heaven or saints or angels. I see people cashing in on every decent impulse and every human tragedy.”

“She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.”

“Surely there can't be so many countries worth dying for.'
Anything worth living for,' said Nately, 'is worth dying for.'
And anything worth dying for,' answered the sacrilegious old man, 'is certainly worth living for.”

“Well, he died. You don't get any older than that.”

“where are the snowdens of yesteryear?”

“He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody.”

“What do you do when it rains?"
The captain answered frankly. "I get wet.”

“He was sick with lust and mesmerized with regret”

“He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt, and his only mission each time he went up was to come down alive.”

“Yossarian decided to change the subject. "Now you're changing the subject." he pointed out diplomatically. "I'll bet I can name two things to be miserable about for every one you can name to be thankful for.”

“He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it”

“[They] agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.”

“Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.”

“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.”

“Insanity is contagious.”

“He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.”

“He was never without misery, and never without hope.”

“Why are they going to disappear him?'
I don't know.'
It doesn't make sense. It isn't even good grammar.”