The laws of nature are only as immutable as the minds which promote them. Ignorance of the law is 9/10ths of the law. Just because you aren't paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.

But that was war. Just about all he could find in its favor was that it paid well and liberated children from the pernicious influence of their parents.

I’m not running away from my responsibilities. I’m running to them. There’s nothing negative about running away to save my life.

Suppose everyone on our side felt that way?

Insanity is contagious.

I’m cold,' Snowden said softly, 'I’m cold.' 'You’re going to be all right, kid,' Yossarian reassured him with a grin. 'You’re going to be all right.' 'I’m cold,' Snowden said again in a frail, childlike voice. 'I’m cold.' 'There, there,' Yossarian said, because he did not know what else to say. 'There, there.' 'I’m cold,' Snowden whimpered. 'I’m cold.' 'There, there. There, there.

Death to all modifiers, he declared one day, and out of every letter that passed through his hands went every adverb and every adjective.