“Well, maybe it is true,” Clevinger conceded unwillingly in a subdued tone. “Maybe a long life does have to be filled with many unpleasant conditions if it’s to seem long. But in that event, who wants one?” “I do,” Dunbar told him. “Why?” Clevinger asked. “What else is there?””

More from Catch-22

• Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.
• Good God, how much reverence can you have for a Supreme Being who finds it necessary to include such phenomena as phlegm and tooth-decay in His divine system of creation?
• I get the willies when I see closed doors.
• The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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• Accept loss forever