We could all have been killed – or worse, expelled.
J. K. Rowling – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Prioritizing Education
P
The Brilliance of Scary
T
You’re a little scary sometimes, you know that? Brilliant … but scary,
J. K. Rowling – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Maturity in Holden’s Eyes
M
The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.
J. D. Salinger – The Catcher in the Rye
Holden’s Self-Perception
H
I’m quite illiterate, but I read a lot.
J. D. Salinger – The Catcher in the Rye
Museum’s Unchanging Nature
M
The best thing, though, in that museum was that everything always stayed right where it was.
J. D. Salinger – The Catcher in the Rye
Chasing Adventure
C
Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.
J. K. Rowling – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Books Impact on Holden
B
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…
J. D. Salinger – The Catcher in the Rye
Life as a Game
L
Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules.
J. D. Salinger – The Catcher in the Rye
Power of Confusion
P
It’s funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they’ll do practically anything you want them to.
J. D. Salinger – The Catcher in the Rye
Holden’s Cynicism
H
People are always ruining things for you.
J. D. Salinger – The Catcher in the Rye