The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.
J. D. SALINGERIt 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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People are always ruining things for you.
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It’s not too bad when the sun’s out, but the sun only comes out when it feels like coming out.
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The more expensive a school is, the more crooks it has — I’m not kidding.
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You don’t know how to talk to people you don’t like. Don’t love, really. You can’t live in the world with such strong likes and dislikes.
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She was not one for emptying her face of expression.
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Where do the ducks go in the winter?
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Don’t hate me because I can’t remember some person immediately. Especially when they look like everybody else, and talk and dress and act like everybody else.
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People never notice anything.
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Sleep tight, ya morons!
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I have so much I want to tell you, and nowhere to begin.
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You don’t have to think too hard when you talk to teachers.
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I love to write and I assure you I write regularly. But I write for myself, for my own pleasure. And I want to be left alone to do it.
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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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That’s something that annoys the hell out of me-I mean if somebody says the coffee’s all ready and it isn’t.
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Its really hard to be roommates with people if your suitcases are much better than theirs.
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