“I don’t give a damn, except that I get bored sometimes when people tell me to act my age. Sometimes I act a lot older than I am - I really do - but people never notice it. People never notice anything.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“All morons hate it when you call them a moron.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“Perhaps most people in the world aren’t trying to be free, Kafka. They just think they are. It’s all an illusion. If they really were set free, most people would be in a real pickle. You’d better remember that. People actually prefer not being free?”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“Who wants flowers when you're dead? Nobody.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“I can’t explain what I mean. And even if I could, I’m not sure I’d feel like it.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
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