It is the function of women to teach men how to be human.

The idea is to die young as late as possible.

The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.

The Good Book - one of the most remarkable euphemisms ever coined.

The only measure of what you believe is what you do. If you want to know what people believe, don't read what they write, don't ask what they believe, just observe what they do.

The idea of "race" represents one of the most dangerous myths of our time.

The family unit is the institution for the systematic production of mental illness.

The loving touch, like music, often utters the things that cannot be spoken.

Intellect without humanity is not good enough...what the world is suffering from at the present time is not so much an overabundance of intellect as an insufficiency of humanity.

By virtue of being born to humanity, every human being has a right to the development and fulfillment of his potentialities as a human being.

The ability to play is one of the principal criteria of mental health.

The captain was a good chess player, and the games were always interesting. Yossarian had stopped playing chess with him because the games were so interesting they were foolish.

Jesus Christ. This is what sin feels like, " he rasped. "Wrong and right, at the same time. Life and death. Blond, long-legged, and tight.

To live in the present, you need to act or accept but never stay stuck.

Gossiping's part of witchcraft, ' said Tiffany. 'They're checking to see if they've gone batty yet.

Woman must not depend upon the protection of man but must be taught to protect herself.

It seems like the richer you are, the more chance you have of paying less tax.

My life is only important if i can help plenty of people

The air is full of a farewell- deserted by the silver lake lies the wild world, overturned. Cities rise where the mountains fell, the furnace where the phoenix burned

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