salinger Quotes

“I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.”

“A lot of people criticize the primaries, but I think they are absolutely essential to the education of the President of the United States.”

“It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to.”

“I'm sick of just liking people. I wish to God I could meet somebody I could respect.”

“I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy.”

“I've had at least my share of tragedy, but I have had far more than my share of happiness.”

“You take somebody that cries their goddam eyes out over phoney stuff in the movies, and nine times out of ten they're mean bastards at heart.”