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Nately had a bad start. He came from a good family.

Joseph Heller

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Joseph Heller
Age: 76 †
Born: 1923
Born: May 1
Died: 1999
Died: December 10
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New York City
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Destiny is a good thing to accept when it's going your way. When it isn't, don't call it destiny call it injustice, treachery, or simple bad luck.
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In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service.
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Now you've given them hope, and they're unhappy. So the blame is all yours.
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¨ Oh, I´m not complaining. I know there´s a war on. I know a lot of people are going to have to suffer for us to win it. But why must I be one of them?¨
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