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Phonies Everywhere, Including the NarratorHolden Caulfield has been kicked out of yet another school and spends a few aimless days drifting around New York before facing his parents. That's more or less the plot. What matters is the voice: cynical, f ...more "
A morning drunk walks on the ground like it might not hold him.
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
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“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”
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In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
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