The problem with the loneliness I suffer is that the company of others has never been a cure for it.
Quotes from God Knows — Joseph Heller
1923–1999 United States
27 quotes
Now THERE'S a hollow state to be in, isn't it — to believe in God and get no sign that He's there.
God Knows (1984)
Whether God is dead or not hardly matters, for we would use him no differently anyway.
God Knows (1984)
Didn't I once observe that there is nothing new under the sun?
God Knows (1984)
If character is destiny, the good are damned.
God Knows (1984)
"The truth is whatever people will believe is the truth. Don't you know history?"
God Knows (1984)
When one is infatuated, faults are endearing that in others would be heinous.
God Knows (1984)
The promises of maniacs, like those of women, are not safely relied upon.
God Knows (1984)
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The wise man dies no better or more wisely than the fool. In what way, then, is the wise man wise?
God Knows (1984)
All is vanity, you know, ALL in the long run is but vanity and vexation of spirit.
God Knows (1984)
I hate God and I hate life. And the closer I come to death, the more I hate life.
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I am arrogant enough to wish I were modest as he and modest enough to know that this is arrogance.
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"If God was dead, how could I feel this bad?"
God Knows (1984)
I imagine that God Himself frequently wants to feel like a king. Why else would He create the world?
God Knows (1984)
Vanity. What's wrong with vanity? It doesn't satisfy.
God Knows (1984)
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Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Joseph Heller (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.