J. D. Salinger Quotes

“I don't know what good it is to know so much and be smart as whips and all if it doesn't make you happy.”

― J. D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey

topic:happiness knowledge intelligence

“People always think something's all true.”

― J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

topic:truth

“If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, an what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap,...”

― J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

topic:truth

“If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she's late?”

― J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

topic:women

“knowledge should lead to wisdom, and . . . if it doesn't, it's just a disgusting waste of time!”

― J. D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey

topic:knowledge wisdom

“you're way off when you start railing at things and people instead of at yourself.”

― J. D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey

topic:self responsibility

“Your heart, Bessie, is an autumn garage.”

― J. D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey

topic:heart

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

― J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

topic:understanding

“I'm always saying 'Glad to've met you' to somebody I'm not at all glad I met. If you want to stay alive, you have to say that stuff, though.”

― J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

topic:friendship

“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it.”

― J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

topic:friendship reading

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