Yan’s Reviews > Franny and Zooey > Status Update

“There isn’t anyone out there who isn’t Seymour’s Fat Lady.”

“My God, it would take Christ himself to decide what’s ego and what isn’t.”

“There are nice things in the world– and I mean nice things. We’re all such morons to get so sidetracked. Always, always, always referring every goddam thing that happens right back to our lousy little egos.”

“Just because I’m choosy about what I want– in this case, enlightenment, or peace, instead of money or prestige or fame or any of those things– doesn’t mean I’m not as egotistical and self-seeking as everybody else. If anything, I’m more so!”

“I’m sick to death of being the heavy in everybody’s life.”

“In the first place, you’re way off when you start railing at things and people instead of at yourself.”

“I’m sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.”

“I’m just sick of ego, ego, ego. My own and everybody else’s. I’m sick of everybody that wants to get somewhere, do something distinguished and all, be somebody interesting. It’s disgusting– it is, it is. I don’t care what anybody says.”

Franny dropping these crazy crazhout revelations and then being like oh no sorry I’m ok I’m fine is so me