He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it
("Catch-22")
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The Germans will be beaten in a few months. And Japan will be beaten a few months after that. If I were to give up my life now, it wouldn't be for my country. It would be for Cathcart and Korn. So I'm turning my bombsight in for the duration. From now on I'm thinking only of me.
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Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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