The Catcher in the Rye

Book · 4 characters · 422 quotes · 1945

Quotes from The Catcher in the Rye

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"Mothers are all slightly insane."
Holden Caulfield Family
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"I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot."
Holden Caulfield Education
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"It kills me, it really does."
Holden Caulfield Humor
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"I really do. That's the thing about me. I'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life."
Holden Caulfield Truth
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"That's something that really depresses me."
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"I don't know what the hell's going on, I really don't."
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"That's the thing I hate about it."
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"It kills me, it always does."
Holden Caulfield Humor
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"I felt like committing suicide, I really did."
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"That's the whole trouble. You can't ever find a place that's nice and peaceful."
Holden Caulfield Peace
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"I know it's crazy, but that's the way I am."
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"That's something that really gets me."
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"I really mean it. I'm not just saying that."
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"I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth."
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"All I do is give myself a lot of trouble, that's all I do."
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"I like it when somebody gets excited about something."
Holden Caulfield Inspiration
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"That's the thing about me. I'm very modest."
Holden Caulfield Humor
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"I'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life, it really is."
Holden Caulfield Truth
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"It's funny. Don't ask me why, but it is."
Holden Caulfield Humor
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"I think even if I ever do go back to school, I'll do it different."
Holden Caulfield Hope
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"That killed me. It really did."
Holden Caulfield Humor
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"I don't know why, but it is."
Holden Caulfield Philosophy
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"It really does kill me sometimes, it really does."
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"I really shouldn't have done that, but I did."
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"That's the thing I like least about having to leave somewhere."
Holden Caulfield Change
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"I'm standing right here on the edge of some crazy cliff."
Holden Caulfield Fear
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"What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend."
Holden Caulfield Literature
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"I really am. I'm quite a sexy bastard, when you come right down to it."
Holden Caulfield Humor
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"The thing is, it's really hard to be roommates with people if your suitcases are much better than theirs."
Holden Caulfield Relationships
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"I don't exactly know what I mean by that, but I mean it."
Holden Caulfield Philosophy