Lt. Col. Korn, XO Quotes in Catch-22 (1970)

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Lt. Col. Korn, XO: [speaking to Yossarian] All you have to do is be our pal.

Colonel Cathcart: Say nice things about us.

Lt. Col. Korn, XO: Tell the folks at home what a good job we're doing. Take our offer Yossarian.

Colonel Cathcart: Either that or a court-martial for desertion.

General Dreedle: All right, at ease... there'll be no more moaning in this outfit... the next man who moans is going to be very sorry...

Danby: Ohhhhhhh...

General Dreedle: Who is this man?

Colonel Cathcart: Major Danby, Sir.

Lt. Col. Korn, XO: Danby... D-A-N-B-Y...

General Dreedle: Take him out and shoot him.

Colonel Cathcart: Sir?

General Dreedle: I said take him out and shoot him... can't you hear?

Colonel Cathcart: Take Major Danby out and shoot him...

Colonel Cathcart: [as the base is being bombed in an air raid] What are you doing, Yossarian! Get off the field!

Colonel Cathcart: [Yossarian fires a Colt .45 at him, but it clicks, empty] I wanna' see you later. You're confined to the base. I won't forget this!

Yossarian: I don't think the Air Force is gonna' forget about *this*!

Colonel Cathcart: Don't be ridiculous! What's good for M&M Enterprises is good for the Air Force! We had to get rid of that cotton. The Germans promised to take it off our hands, if we ran this mission for them! It's all part of the deal!

Lt. Col. Korn, XO: [loud bomb explosion is heard] There goes the Officer's Club!

Yossarian: [incredulous] You made a deal with the Germans to bomb our own base?

Colonel Cathcart: A contract is a contract! That's what we're fighting for!