I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.

The smartest people in Washington are the political reporters. They write about their inferiors.

The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?

You have deep-seated survival anxieties. And you don't like bigots, bullies, snobs or hypocrites. Subconsciously there are many people you hate." "Consciously, sir, consciously," Yossarian corrected in an effort to help. "I hate them consciously.

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

I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.

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.