“I felt wise and cynical as all hell.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar
“I felt very still and empty, the way the eye of a tornado must feel, moving dully along in the middle of the surrounding hullabaloo.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar
“She said she knew she was able to fly because when she came down she always had dust on her fingers from touching the light bulbs.”
― Franny and Zooey
― Franny and Zooey
“She was not one for emptying her face of expression. ”
― Franny and Zooey
― Franny and Zooey
“I was trying to feel some kind of good-bye. I mean I’ve left schools and places I didn’t even know I was leaving them. I hate that. I don’t care if it’s a sad good-bye or a bad good-bye, but when I leave a place I like to know I’m leaving it. If you don’t you feel even worse.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
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