| .*+*.patch of Catch-22.*+*. |
| joseph heller |
| some of my favorite parts of the book. (c) 1994 by joseph heller. exerpts taken from simon & schuster 1996 ed. |
| men went mad and were rewarded with medals. all over the world, boys on every side of the bomb line were laying down their lives for what they had been told was their country, and no one seemed to mind, least of all the boys who were laying down their young lives. -"2: clevinger" the only people permitted to ask questions were those never did. soon the only people attending were those who never asked questions, and the sessions were discontinued altogether, since Slevinger, the corporal and Colonel Jorn agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything. -"4: doc daneeka" "well, maybe it's true," clevinger conceded unwillingly in a subdued tone. "maybe a long life does have to be filled wit many unpleasant conditions if it's to seem long. but in that event, who wants one?" "i do," dunbar told him. "why?" cleving asked. "what else is there?" -"4 doc daneeka" |