But the God I don't believe in is a good God, a just God, a merciful God. He's not the mean and stupid God you make him out to be.
Joseph HellerYou 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.
Joseph HellerI could not write about a subject sacred to me because I would be too flippant. Fortunately, there are no subjects sacred to me.
Joseph HellerI think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
Joseph HellerI don't think the 'what' distinguishes a good novel from a bad one but rather the 'how.'
Joseph HellerSome men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three. 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