Salinger, J. D. -- Catcher in the Rye, ch. 24 [Mr. Antolini] (1951)

Dave — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 17:14:06 +0000

Among other things, you’ll find that you’re not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior. You’re by no means alone on that score, you’ll be excited and stimulated to know. Many, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some of them kept records of their troubles. You’ll learn from them — if you want to. Just as someday, if you have something to offer, someone will learn something from you. It’s a beautiful reciprocal arrangement. And it isn’t education. It’s history. It’s poetry.

J. D. Salinger (1919-2010) American writer [Jerome David Salinger]
Catcher in the Rye, ch. 24 [Mr. Antolini] (1951)

Salinger, J. D. -- The Catcher in the Rye, ch. 3 (1951)

Dave — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 21:48:26 +0000

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 and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn’t happen much, though.

J. D. Salinger (1919-2010) American writer [Jerome David Salinger]
The Catcher in the Rye, ch. 3 (1951)

WIST Quotations

Salinger, J. D. -- Catcher in the Rye, ch. 24 [Mr. Antolini] (1951)

Salinger, J. D. -- The Catcher in the Rye, ch. 3 (1951)