Goddamn money. It always ends up making you blue as hell.
J. D. Salinger – The Catcher in the Rye
Money’s Emotional Cost
M
Holden’s Social Facade
H
I am always saying ‘Glad to’ve met you’ to somebody I’m not at all glad I met.
J. D. Salinger – The Catcher in the Rye
The Lure of Bad Choices
T
It’s really too bad that so much crumby stuff is a lot of fun sometimes.
J. D. Salinger – The Catcher in the Rye
Holden’s Confession
H
I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life.
J. D. Salinger – The Catcher in the Rye
Search for Peace
S
You can’t ever find a place that’s nice and peaceful, because there isn’t any.
J. D. Salinger – The Catcher in the Rye
Peaceful Place Myth
P
That’s the whole trouble. You can’t ever find a place that’s nice and peaceful, because there isn’t any.
J. D. Salinger – The Catcher in the Rye
Holden’s Goodbyes
H
I was trying to feel some kind of a good-by. I mean I’ve left schools and places I didn’t even know I was leaving them.
J. D. Salinger – The Catcher in the Rye
Preserving the Past
P
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.
J. D. Salinger – The Catcher in the Rye
Perception Bias
P
People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.
Harper Lee – To Kill a Mockingbird
Empathy Insight
E
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… Until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
Harper Lee – To Kill a Mockingbird