J. D. Salinger

I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.

-J. D. Salinger

courage
It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to.

-J. D. Salinger

funny
I'm sick of just liking people. I wish to God I could meet somebody I could respect.

-J. D. Salinger

god
I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy.

-J. D. Salinger

happiness
I was about half in love with her by the time we sat down. That's the thing about girls. Every time they do something pretty... you fall half in love with them, and then you never know where the hell you are.

-J. D. Salinger

love
Goddam money. It always ends up making you blue as hell.

-J. D. Salinger

money
You take somebody that cries their goddam eyes out over phoney stuff in the movies, and nine times out of ten they're mean bastards at heart.

-J. D. Salinger

movies
I'm sick of just liking people. I wish to God I could meet somebody I could respect.

-J. D. Salinger

respect
I was about half in love with her by the time we sat down. That's the thing about girls. Every time they do something pretty... you fall half in love with them, and then you never know where the hell you are.

-J. D. Salinger

time

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