When I look up, I see people cashing in. I don't see heaven or saints …

Joseph Heller
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When I look up, I see people cashing in. I don't see heaven or saints or angels. I see people cashing in on every decent impulse and every human tragedy. ✨ Joseph Heller (1999). Catch-22: A Novel, p.409, Simon and Schuster
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When I look up, I see people cashing in. I don't see heaven or saints or angels. I see people cashing in on every decent impulse and every human tragedy. ✨ Joseph Heller (1999). Catch-22: A Novel, p.409, Simon and Schuster

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