It’s not too bad when the sun’s out, but the sun only comes out when it feels like coming out.
J. D. SALINGERDid you ever get fed up?’ I said. ‘I mean did you ever get scared that everything was going to go lousy unless you did something?
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Its really hard to be roommates with people if your suitcases are much better than theirs.
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I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy.
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All morons hate it when you call them a moron.
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I mean how do you know what you’re going to do till you do it? The answer is, you don’t. I think I am, but how do I know? I swear it’s a stupid question.
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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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I’m sick of just liking people. I wish to God I could meet somebody I could respect.
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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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Nobody who’s really using his ego, his real ego, has any time for any goddam hobbies.
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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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I hate actors. They never act like people. They just think they do.
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People never notice anything.
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People are always ruining things for you.
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I have so much I want to tell you, and nowhere to begin.
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Always, always, always referring every goddam thing that happens right back to our lousy little egos.
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I’ll read my books and I’ll drink coffee and I’ll listen to music, and I’ll bolt the door.
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