Quote #9

'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?'

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