The Catcher in the Rye

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

"If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is what a madman I am."

"I don't think I could ever do it with somebody that didn't really love me."

"It's very corny, but I love it anyway."

"I'm afraid it'll change. It'll be different when I come back."

"That killed me. It really did."

"I have this thing where nobody can talk me into doing anything. I have to want to do it."

"The thing is, it's really hard to be roommates with people if your suitcases are much better than theirs."

"I'm damn near crazy. I really am."

"It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they do what you want them to."

"I really do. I'm a secret slob."

"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 of yours."

"I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all."

"Certain things they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them alone."

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

"That's the thing about girls. Even if they want to act like they don't care, you can tell they really do."

"It really does."

"It really killed me, the way they kept saying that."

"I am the very model of health and strength."

"That's the thing about girls. They never want to do what they want to do."

"I'm in terrible shape. I really am."

"I'd probably just die. I would. That's all I'd do."

"I really mean it. I'm a very suspicious character, in my own way."

"The thing is, it's very hard to live in a place where you want to leave all the time."

"It really kills me, it does."

"I'd just as soon not talk about it, if you want to know the truth."

"I'm going to apply myself, starting Monday. I really am."

"If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I'm from and what my lousy childhood was like."

"It really does. It kills me."

"I have this thing where I get very sore about it."