Clevinger had a mind, and Lieutenant Scheisskoph had noticed that people with minds tended to get pretty smart at times.

Catch-22 did not exist, he was positive of that, but it made no difference. What did matter was that everyone thought it existed, and that was much worse, for there was no object or text to ridicule or refute, to accuse, criticize, attack, amend, hate, revile, spit at, rip to shreds, trample upon or burn up.

Major Major never sees anyone in his office while he's in his office.

I could not write about a subject sacred to me because I would be too flippant. Fortunately, there are no subjects sacred to me.

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.

She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.

There was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to.