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Apoorva Shridhar

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The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)

by Scott Lynch (Goodreads Author)

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Apoorva’s Notes & Highlights

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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“If every soldier killed only those who’d personally offended him, Pelides, we’d have no wars at all.”

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Apoorva’s Quotes

“He was one of those people with lots of intelligence but no brains”
― Joseph Heller

tags: catch-22, humor, wisdom-in-fiction

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“I’m not running away from my responsibilities. I’m running to them. There’s nothing negative about running away to save my life.”
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

tags: catch-22, joseph-heller, yossarian

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“While none of the work we do is very important, it is important that we do a great deal of it.”
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

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“Even among men lacking all distinction he inevitably stood out as a man lacking more distinction than all the rest, and people who met him were always impressed by how unimpressive he was.”
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

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“Where were you born?"
"On a battlefield," [Yossarian] answered.
"No, no. In what state were you born?"
"In a state of innocence.”
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

tags: humor

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