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“The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“Then I’d throw my automatic down the elevator shaft-after I’d wiped off all the fingerprints and all. Then I’d crawl back up to my room and call up Jane and have her come over and bandage up my guts. I pictured her holding a cigarette for me to smoke while I was bleeding and all. The goddam movies. They can ruin you. I’m not kidding.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“That's the whole trouble. You can't ever find a place that's nice and peaceful,
because there isn't any.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
because there isn't any.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
“I can be quite sarcastic when I'm in the mood.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
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