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“God damn it," he said, "there are nice things in the world- and I mean nice things. We're all such morons to get so sidetracked. Always, always referring every goddam thing that happens right back to our lousy little egos.”
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“You're lucky if you get time to sneeze in this goddam phenomenal world.”
― Franny and Zooey
― Franny and Zooey
“Skepticism is the beginning of faith.”
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“It's everybody, I mean. Everything everybody does is so — I don't know — not wrong, or even mean, or even stupid necessarily. But just so tiny and meaningless and — sad-making. And the worst part is, if you go bohemian or something crazy like that, you're conforming just as much only in a different way.”
― Franny and Zooey
― Franny and Zooey
“You can't ever find a place that's nice and peaceful, because there isn't any. You may think there is, but once you get there, when you're not looking, somebody'll sneak up and write "Fuck you" right under your nose.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
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