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“¿Quién necesita flores cuando ya se ha muerto? Nadie.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“Si la chica es guapa, ¿a quién le importa que llegue tarde? Cuando aparece se le olvida a uno en seguida.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“D.B. asked me what I thought about all this stuff I just finished telling you about. I didn't know what the hell to say. If you want to know the truth, I don't know what I think about it. I'm sorry I told so many people about it. All I know about it is, I sort of miss everybody I told about. Even old Stradlater and Ackley, for instance. I think I even miss that goddam Maurice. It's funny. Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“I was sixteen then, and I'm seventeen now, and sometimes I act like I'm about thirteen. 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
“The's what nearly drove me crazy. All the visitors could get in their cars and turn on their radios and all and then go someplace nice for dinner-- everybody except Allie. I couldn't stand it. I know it's only his body and all that's in the cemetery, and his soul's in Heaven and all that crap, but I couldn't stand it anyway. I just wish he wasn't there. You didn't know him. If you'd known him, you'd know what I mean. It's not too bad when the sun's out, but the sun only comes out when it feels like coming out.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
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