He had a theory, Walt did, that the religious life, and all the agony that goes with it, is just something God sics on people who have the gall to accuse Him of having created an ugly world.

Quote by J D Salinger

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He had a theory, Walt did, that the religious life, and all the agony that...

He had a theory, Walt did, that the religious life, and all the agony that...

I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.

I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.

People never notice anything.

People never notice anything.

I am kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me...

I am kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me...

Mothers are all slightly insane.

Mothers are all slightly insane.

I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot.

I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot.

You take somebody that cries their goddam eyes out over phoney stuff in the movies,...

You take somebody that cries their goddam eyes out over phoney stuff in the movies,...

All morons hate it when you call them a moron.

All morons hate it when you call them a moron.

I'm sick of just liking people. I wish to God I could meet somebody I...

I'm sick of just liking people. I wish to God I could meet somebody I...

It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do...

It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do...

How long should a man's legs be? Long enough to touch the ground.

How long should a man's legs be? Long enough to touch the ground.

The worst thing that being an artist could do to you would be that it...

The worst thing that being an artist could do to you would be that it...

It was a very stupid thing to do, I'll admit, but I hardly didn't even...

It was a very stupid thing to do, I'll admit, but I hardly didn't even...

I'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life.

I'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life.

Its really hard to be roommates with people if your suitcases are much better than...

Its really hard to be roommates with people if your suitcases are much better than...

Mothers are all slightly insane.

Mothers are all slightly insane.

How do you know you're going to do something, untill you do it?

How do you know you're going to do something, untill you do it?

Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at...

Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at...

It's not listed in the Bible, but my spiritual gift, my specific calling from God,...

It's not listed in the Bible, but my spiritual gift, my specific calling from God,...

What has religion to do with facts? Nothing

What has religion to do with facts? Nothing