Three Early Stories Quotes

“He looked at me with his eyes shining—yes, shining. The boy’s eyes could shine.”
― J.D. Salinger, Three Stories

“The swimming stinks here because there are no waves even little waves. What good is it without any ways and you never get scared or turned all over”
― J.D. Salinger, Three Stories

“Aunt--Uh--There's a war on. Uh--I mean you've seen it on the newsreels. I mean you've heard it on the radio and all, haven't you?”
― J.D. Salinger, Three Early Stories

“But her arms were probably the best of her. They were brown and round and good.”
― J.D. Salinger, Three Early Stories

“Wuttaya say.”
“Bill’s inside,” Lucille said. “Get me a drink, willya, Harry?”
“Sure.”
― J.D. Salinger, Three Early Stories

“You used to be such a swell kid," Bobby stated briefly.
"Oh! And I ain't no more?" Helen little-girl'd.”
― J.D. Salinger, Three Early Stories

“I watched Kenneth’s face like a writer.”
― J.D. Salinger, Three Stories

“He was reading with his mouth open, and he didn’t hear me walk across the porch and sit down on the railing opposite his chair.

I kicked his chair with the toe of my shoe. “Stop reading, Mac,” I said. “Put down that book. Entertain me.” He was reading Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises.”
― J.D. Salinger, Three Stories

“Eldivenin arkasına çini mürekkebiyle dizeler yazardı. Kendisi vurucu olmadığı zamanlarda ya da sahada dikkate değer bir şey olmadığında onları okumayı sevdiğini söylemişti.”
― J.D. Salinger, Three Stories