Seth

“Mother, darling, don't yell at me. I can hear you beautifully," said the girl.”
― J.D. Salinger, Nine Stories

“You know what she said? She says nobody gets a nervous breakdown just from the war and all. She says you probably were unstable like, your whole goddam life.”
― J.D. Salinger, For Esmé—with Love and Squalor

“I purely came over because I thought you looked extremely lonely. You have an extremely sensitive face.”
― J.D. Salinger, For Esme - With Love And Squalor

“I think I'd first just assemble all the children together and show them how to meditate. I'd try to show them how to find out who they are, not just what their names are and things like that...I guess, even before that, I'd get them to empty out everything their parents and everybody ever told them.”
― J.D. Salinger, Nine Stories