Joseph Heller

Quotes

• “When I read something saying I’ve not done anything as good as Catch-22 I’m tempted to reply, “Who has?””

• “From now on I’m thinking only of me.” Major Danby replied indulgently with a superior smile: “But, Yossarian, suppose everyone felt that way?” / “Then,” said Yossarian, “I’d certainly be a damned fool to feel any other way, wouldn’t I?”

• “Clevinger was dead. That was the basic flaw in his philosophy.”

• “He could never decide whether to furgle them or photograph them, for he had found it impossible to do both simultaneously.”

• “The promises of maniacs, like those of women, are not safely relied upon.”

Books by Joseph Heller in order

Books by Joseph Heller in the order they were published, from Catch-22 (1961) to Catch as Catch Can (2003).

1. 1Catch-22Catch-221961
2. 2Catch-22 by Heller, Joseph (2011) HardcoverCatch-22 by Heller, Joseph (2011) Hardcover1961
3. 3We Bombed in New HavenWe Bombed in New Haven1967
4. 4Clevinger's TrialClevinger's Trial1973
5. 5Joseph Heller's Catch-22Joseph Heller's Catch-221973
6. 6Something HappenedSomething Happened1974
7. 7Good as GoldGood as Gold1979
8. 8Dios SubeDios Sube1984
9. 9God KnowsGod Knows1984
10. 10No Laughing MatterNo Laughing Matter1986
11. 11Picture ThisPicture This1988
12. 12BodywiseBodywise1991
13. 13Conversations with Joseph HellerConversations with Joseph Heller1993
14. 14Closing TimeClosing Time1994
15. 15Now and ThenNow and Then1998
16. 16Portrait of an Artist, as an Old ManPortrait of an Artist, as an Old Man2000
17. 17Portrait of the Artist, as an Old ManPortrait of the Artist, as an Old Man2000
18. 18Catch as Catch CanCatch as Catch Can2003
19. 19Unt Sequel Catch 22Unt Sequel Catch 22

Lists with books by Joseph Heller

• Books like Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five
• Books like Severance (TV series)