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.
J. D. SALINGERIt’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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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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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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The worst thing that being an artist could do to you would be that it would make you slightly unhappy constantly.
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It’s funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they’ll do practically anything you want them to.
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You can’t stop a teacher when they want to do something. They just do it.
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How long should a man’s legs be? Long enough to touch the ground.
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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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Sleep tight, ya morons!
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I don’t exactly know what I mean by that, but I mean it.
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There are nice things in the world – and I mean nice things. We’re all such morons to get so sidetracked.
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You don’t have to think too hard when you talk to teachers.
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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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She wasn’t doing a thing that I could see, except standing there leaning on the balcony railing, holding the universe together.
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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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Grand. There’s a word I really hate. It’s a phony. I could puke every time I hear it.
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