“I like to think I'm helping them by hating them. I'm reminding them that they aren't God's gift to humankind.”
“Gus and I talk about girls a lot, but we can't figure them out. They are so confusing. Like, if you look at them, they get mad. And if you don't look at them, they get mad. And if you're nice to them, they think you like them. And if you're mean to them, they think you like them. And if you do like them, they think you hate them.”
“Consciously, sir, consciously," Yossarian corrected in an effort to help. "I hate them consciously.”
“I hate them for not being in pain like me, hate them for being able to enjoy themselves. Hate myself for feeling that way.”
“Men like to think well of themselves, and poets help them do it.”