I have scars on my hands from touching certain people.
J. D. SALINGERWhy’s it so sunny? she repeated. Zooey observed her rather narrowly. I bring the sun wherever I go, buddy, he said.
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I’m one of the little foxes that spoil the grapes.
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Sentimentality is loving something more than God does.
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People always clap for the wrong reasons.
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If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she’s late? Nobody.
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You can’t stop a teacher when they want to do something. They just do it.
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Why’s it so sunny? she repeated. Zooey observed her rather narrowly. I bring the sun wherever I go, buddy, he said.
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Poets are always taking the weather so personally. They’re always sticking their emotions in things that have no emotions.
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Sometimes you get tired of riding in taxicabs the same way you get tired riding in elevators. All of a sudden, you have to walk, no matter how far or how high up.
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I told her I loved her and all. It was a lie, of course, but the thing is, I meant it when I said it. I’m crazy. I swear to God I am.
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You think of the book you’d most like to be reading, and then you sit down and shamelessly write it.
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You don’t have to think too hard when you talk to teachers.
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I was sixteen then, and I’m seventeen now, and sometimes I act like I’m about thirteen. Sometimes, I act a lot older than I am–I really do. But people never notice it. People never notice anything.
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It was that kind of a crazy afternoon, terrifically cold, and no sun out or anything, and you felt like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road.
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Grand. There’s a word I really hate. It’s a phony. I could puke every time I hear it.
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I’m sick of just liking people. I wish to God I could meet somebody I could respect.
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