“Clădiri şi forme fără contur zburau pe lînga el fără zgomot, purtate parcă implacabil pe suprafaţa unui val puternic, atemporal.”

“Ochelarii negri aveau rame mari, rosii. Mustata neagra falsa apartinea unui flasnetar multicolor si maiorul Major le-a purtat pe amandoua la un meci de baschet intr-o zi, cand a simtit ca nu-si mai suporta singuratatea.”

“Iubirea trăieşte veşnic, fără început şi fără sfârşit... Prin iubire cunoşti pe Dumnezeu şi te înalţi până la ceruri...”

“După un timp, s-a furişat pe poarta inimilor noastre fiinţa unui vals făcut numai din farmec şi nostalgie.”

“Tăceau unul lângă altul, mână în mână, lipiţi, orbi, fără de gând, fără trecut şi fără viitor, fericirea fiind splendoarea unui vid perfect ca şi al cerului.”

“They began to invent humourless, glum jokes of their own and disastrous rumours about the destruction awaiting them at Bologna.Yossarian sidled up drunkenly to Colonel Korn at the officers' club one night to kid with him about the new Lepage gun that the Germans had moved in.'What Lepage gun?' Colonle Korn inquired with curiousity.'The new three-hundred-and-forty-four-millimeter Lepage glue gun,' Yossarian answered. 'It glues a whole formation of planes together in mid-air.'Colonel Korn jerked his elbow free from Yossarian's clutching fingers in startled affront. 'Let go of me, you idiot!' he cried out furiously, glaring with vindictive approval as Nately leaped upon Yossarian's back and pulled him away.'Who is that lunatic anyway?'Colonel Cathcart chortled merrily. 'That's the man you made me give a medal to after Ferrara. You had me promote him to captain, too, remember? It serves you right.'Nately was lighter than Yossarian and had great difficulty maneuvering Yossarian's luching bulk across the room to an unoccupied table. 'Are you crazy?' Nately kept hissing with trepidation. 'That was Colonel Korn. Are you crazy?'Yossarian wanted another drink and promised to leave quietly if Nately bought him one. Then he made Nately bring him two more. When Nately finally coaxed him to the door, Captain Black came stomping in from outside, banging his sloshing shoes down hard on the wood floor and spilling water from his eaves like a high roof.'Boy, are you bastards in for it!' he announced exuberantly, splashing away from the puddle forming at his feet. 'I just got a call from Colonel Korn. Do you know what they've got waiting for you at Bologna? Ha! Ha! They've got the new Lepage glue gun. It glues a whole formation of planes together in mid-air.''My God, it's true!' Yossarian shrieked, and collapsed against Nately in terror.”

“Gîndurile se hărţuiesc între ele cîineşte, luptînd să cucerească postul de comandă. Cînd unul cade trăsnit se iveşte cu iuţeala fulgerului altul mai puternic şi-i ia locul. Pe cîmpul de bătălie mor în încăierare zeci şi sute de gînduri, pînă ce unul, născut din viaţa celorlalte şi chiar în timpul ostilităţilor, învinge şi pune mîna pe frîie. Cine va putea să descrie cîndva acest război tăcut, cu armele logicii, ale intuiţiei sau învăţătura experienţei care se sfîrşeşte ca să reînceapă iarăşi de pe aceleaşi poziţii sau de pe altele, fără a conteni vreodată?”