“He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt.” — Joseph Heller Quote

“He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt.”

“He knew everything about literature except how to enjoy it.”

“Rise above principle and do what's right.”

“This has always been a motto of mine: Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.”

“And yet because of my attempt at sincerity I have been condemned, hooted at, reviled; filthy rumors have been circulated about me, not about my characterizations but about me personally, my private self.”

“When Caroline Kennedy managed to say 'you know' more than 200 times in an interview with the New York 'Daily News,' and on 130 occasions while talking to 'The New York Times' during her uninspired attempt to become a hereditary senator, she proved, among other things, that she was (a) middle-aged and (b) middle class.”