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I'll tell you what justice is. Justice is a knee in the gut from the floor on the chin at night sneaky with a knife brought up down on the magazine of a battleship sandbagged underhanded in the dark without a word of

I'll tell you what justice is. Justice is a knee in the gut from the floor on the chin at night sneaky with a knife brought up down on the magazine of a battleship sandbagged underhanded in the dark without a word of warning

Joseph Heller

Dark, Night, Knives

Joseph Heller (1999). “Catch-22: A Novel”, p.83, Simon and Schuster

Only Hungry Joe had something better to do each time he finished his missions. He had screaming nightmares and won fist fights with Huple's cat.

Joseph Heller

Cat, Fighting, Fists

Joseph Heller (2010). “Catch-22: 50th Anniversary Edition”, p.47, Simon and Schuster

To Yossarian, the idea of pennants as prizes was absurd. No money went with them, no class privileges. Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to anyone more capably than everyone else.

Joseph Heller

Ideas, Class, Tennis

Joseph Heller (1999). “Catch-22: A Novel”, p.75, Simon and Schuster

As always occurred when he quarreled over principles in which he believed passionately, he would end up gasping furiously for air and blinking back bitter tears of conviction. There were many principles in which Clevinger believed passionately. He was crazy.

Joseph Heller

Crazy, Air, Tears

Joseph Heller (1999). “Catch-22: A Novel”, p.26, Simon and Schuster