I don't even like old cars. I'd rather have a goddam horse. A horse is at least human, for God's sake.

Quote by J D Salinger

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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?

They didn't act like people and they didn't act like actors. It's hard to explain....

They didn't act like people and they didn't act like actors. It's hard to explain....

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...

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,...

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...

If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she's...

If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she's...

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.

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.

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

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

Mothers are all slightly insane.

Mothers are all slightly insane.

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 was about half in love with her by the time we sat down. That's...

I was about half in love with her by the time we sat down. That's...

People never believe you.

People never believe you.

I was about half in love with her by the time we sat down. That's...

I was about half in love with her by the time we sat down. That's...

I am a kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make...

I am a kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make...

All morons hate it when you call them a moron.

All morons hate it when you call them a moron.

If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she's...

If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she's...

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

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

Goddam money. It always ends up making you blue as hell.

Goddam money. It always ends up making you blue as hell.

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...