I don't understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.

The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's on.

Just for once I'd like to see all these things sort of straightened out, with each person getting exactly what he deserves. It might give me some confidence in this universe.

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

Let someone else get killed!

I don't understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.

Be glad you're even alive.' Be furious you're going to die.