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In my middle years, I have exchanged the position of the fetus for the position of a corpse.
— Joseph Heller
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "In my middle years, I have exchanged the position of the fetus for the position of a corpse." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Joseph Heller
Joseph Heller (1 May 1923 – 12 December 1999) was an American author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays. His best-known work is the 1961 novel Catch-22, a satire on war and bureaucracy, whose title has become a synonym for an absurd or contradictory choice.
About Joseph Heller
Joseph Heller (1 May 1923 – 12 December 1999) was an American author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays. His best-known work is the 1961 novel Catch-22, a satire on war and bureaucracy, whose title has become a synonym for an absurd or contradictory choice.
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