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

There was only one catch and that was Catch-22. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane he had to fly them. If he flew them he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didn't want to he was sane and had to.

I wouldn't want to live without strong misgivings.

If a man is going to leave one wife to marry another, it's better if he divorces the first before he marries the second.

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.

I'm gonna live forever, or die trying.

There are yawning gulfs into which large chunks of me have fallen. I do not always know where I am at present.