DIALOGUES

          DIALOGUES

Catch-22. Joseph Heller.

- "They’re trying to kill me,” Yossarian told him calmly.
　　
- “No one’s trying to kill you,” Clevinger cried.
　　
- “Then why are they shooting at me?” Yossarian asked.
- “They’re shooting at everyone,” Clevinger answered. “They’re trying to kill everyone.”
- “And what difference does that make?”
 
- “Who’s they?” he wanted to know. “Who, specifically, do you think is trying to murder you?”
- “Every one of them,” Yossarian told him.
- “Every one of whom?”
- “Every one of whom do you think?”
- “I haven’t any idea.”
- “Then how do you know they aren’t?”
- “Because...” Clevinger sputtered, and turned speechless with frustration.