The end result of experiencing terror and injury is not an … - Joseph Heller

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The end result of experiencing terror and injury is not an increase in compassion, but a tendency toward callousness.

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Joseph Heller

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About Joseph Heller

Joseph Heller (1 May 1923 – 12 December 1999) was an American author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays. His best-known work is the 1961 novel Catch-22, a satire on war and bureaucracy, whose title has become a synonym for an absurd or contradictory choice.

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The end result of experiencing terror and injury is not an increase in compassion, but a tendency toward callousness. - Joseph Heller

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