"Almost
every time somebody gives me a present, it ends up making me
sad."
Holden Caulfield in Chapter 7
Holden Caulfield in Chapter 12
"I'm
always saying "Glad to've met you" to somebody I'm
not at all glad I met. If you want to stay alive, you
have to say that stuff, though."
Holden Caulfield in Chapter 12
Holden Caulfield in Chapter 12
"I mean most girls are so dumb and all. After you neck them for a while, you can really watch them losing their brains. You take a girl when she really gets passionate, she just hasn't any brains."
Holden Caulfield in Chapter 13
"Goddam
money. It always ends up making you blue as hell."
Holden Caulfield in Chapter 15
"He was singing that song, "If a body catch a body coming through the rye." He had a pretty little voice too. He was just singing for the hell of it, you could tell. The cars zoomed by, the brakes screeched all over the place, his parents paid no attention to him, and he kept on walking next to the kerb and singing "If a body catch a body coming through the rye." It made me feel better. It made me feel not so depressed anymore."
Holden Caulfield in Chapter 16
"It's
funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands
and they'll do practically anything you want them to."
Holden Caulfield in Chapter 21
Holden Caulfield in Chapter 21
"If you had a million years to do it in, you couldn't rub out even half the 'Fuck you' signs in the world. It's impossible."
Holden Caulfield in Chapter 25
Holden Caulfield in Chapter 26, closing words of book
Catcher in the Rye is on my list of books to read. I think I attended the only school where it wasn't required reading.
ReplyDeleteHello, I've been more of a lurker. But I'm leaving a comment because I like your photography. You've been tagged :)
No need to participate if you don't want to, though :)
Brilliant post, Kate. I woke to find he had died and am so pleased you've posted so many of his brilliant words. Bravo.
ReplyDeletebel hommage pour cet écrivain qui a marqué toute une génération de lecteur
ReplyDeleteAn excellent tribute, Kate!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful tribute!!
ReplyDeleteNice, Kate.However, we will never say goodbye to Holden Caulfield who will live forever. Only to J.D. Salinger. Still salient and intuitive.
ReplyDeleteGone but never forgotten.
ReplyDeleteHe's not really gone. He's just a little bit more reclusive than he was before. He and Holden will be with us always.
ReplyDeleteVery nice tribute Kate!
ReplyDeleteI have read an reread the Catcher and most of the Glass family stories.
ReplyDeleteHe was great, one of the greatest!
Thank you for these beautiful quotes... Time for me to read the Catcher again!
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