“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. That doesn't happen much, though.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“She wants to know if I love her, that's all anyone wants from anyone else, not love itself but the knowledge that love is there, like new batteries in the flashlight in the emergency kit in the hall closet.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“Perhaps it is better to wake up after all, even to suffer, rather than to remain a dupe to illusions all one's life.”
― The Awakening, and Selected Stories
― The Awakening, and Selected Stories
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