The Catcher in the Rye

Book · 4 characters · 422 quotes · 1945

Quotes from The Catcher in the Rye

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"I kill myself."
Holden Caulfield Humor
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"I have this thing where I can't stand to see anybody get hurt."
Holden Caulfield Kindness
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"All I do is get these headaches sometimes."
Holden Caulfield Health
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"I really do think I'm going crazy. I really do."
Holden Caulfield Fear
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"The worst thing about it is, you can't ever find a quiet place."
Holden Caulfield Peace
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"I'm crazy. I really am."
Holden Caulfield Life
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"Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you'll start missing everybody."
Holden Caulfield Wisdom
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"I hate actors. They really do kill me."
Holden Caulfield Art
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"You'd think a good-looking girl that was very intelligent and all would not be such a phony."
Holden Caulfield Truth
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"I wish I had a million dollars. I really do."
Holden Caulfield Money
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"That killed me. It really did."
Holden Caulfield Humor
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"I don't even think that's all I want to do."
Holden Caulfield Dreams
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"What really knocks me out is a book that makes you want to telephone the author."
Holden Caulfield Literature
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"I'm sort of a sex maniac. I really am."
Holden Caulfield Humor
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"I really mean it. That's the thing about me."
Holden Caulfield Truth
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"You're driving me crazy. You really are."
Holden Caulfield Humor
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"I've never seen anyone quite so terrified as my mother was that night."
Holden Caulfield Family
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"I'm depressed as hell."
Holden Caulfield Life
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"The thing that's nice about Phoebe is that she doesn't think you're a sex maniac."
Holden Caulfield Family
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"You can't ever find a place that's nice and peaceful."
Holden Caulfield Peace
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"I hate the movies. Don't even mention it. It really does."
Holden Caulfield Art
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"It really does kill me. It really does."
Holden Caulfield Humor
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"I don't know what I think about it. I'm sorry I even mentioned it."
Holden Caulfield Solitude
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"That's the thing I like least about girls. The way they always think you're a sex maniac."
Holden Caulfield Relationships
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"I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot."
Holden Caulfield Knowledge
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"I don't care if it's a sad goodbye or a bad goodbye, but when I leave a place I like to say goodbye to it."
Holden Caulfield Relationships
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"This is a special kind of school. They're always sending out these guys to look for guys that are getting kicked out."
Holden Caulfield Education
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"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
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"I really do. That's the thing about me. I'm quite the sexfiend."
Holden Caulfield Humor
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"Phoniness kills me. It really does."
Holden Caulfield Truth