The Catcher in the Rye Quotes

“So I don't know about bores. Maybe you shouldn't feel too sorry if you see some swell girl getting married to them. They don't hurt anybody, most of them, and maybe they're secretly all terrific whistlers or something.”

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

topic:boredomhurting

“That's the whole trouble. When you're feeling very depressed, you can't even think.”

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

topic:thinking

“You take somebody's mother, all they want to hear about is what a hotshot their son is.”

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

topic:pride

“The trouble with me is, I like it when somebody digresses. It's more interesting and all.”

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

topic:interest

“It's not too bad when the sun's out, but the sun only comes out when it feels like coming out.”

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

topic:sun

“Some guys spend days looking for something they lost. I never seem to have anything that if I lost it I'd care too much.”

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

topic:loss

“It always smelled like it was raining outside, even if it wasn't, and you were in the only nice, dry, cosy place in the world.”

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

topic:comfort