I hate that the actions of a minority can influence the opinions of a majority.

Worship of God is not restricted to believers alone

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.

You are a success when you are going for your goal with passion and conviction.

Now is the time that we make conscientious efforts towards becoming a real wise species, free from all sorts of bigotry, mysticism and sectarianism.

How do you manage it, she said, at your age? I told her I'd been saving up for her all my life.

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Reality and perfection are synonymous.

My life's mission is to unmask the Jews.

The best way to battle fear is with courage. You have to look at the opposite of fear: Fear is scared of courage.

All good biography, as all good fiction, comes down to the study of original sin, of our inherent disposition to choose death when we ought to choose life.