If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll ... - Holden Caulfield

This quote is attributed to Holden Caulfield.

"If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born."

Holden Caulfield Literature

Character in The Catcher in the Rye

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More from Holden Caulfield

"It kills me. It really does."

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

"Phoniness kills me. It really does."

"I really do. That's the thing about me. I'm quite the sexfiend."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Literature opens the mind to new worlds"

"The interesting thing about books is that they're made of words."

"Literature captures the essence of what it means to be human."