I'd like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private individuals.

There's a rule saying I have to ground anyone who's crazy ... There's a catch. Catch-22. Anyone who wants to get out of combat duty isn't really crazy.

Insanity is contagious.

I don't think the 'what' distinguishes a good novel from a bad one but rather the 'how.'

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

I never even realized I was Jewish until I was practically grown up. Or rather, I used to feel that everybody in the world was Jewish, which amounts to the same thing.

He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt.