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Franny and Zooey
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"Franny and Zooey" Quotes

A story about the troubled Glass siblings navigating their way through existential crises and spiritual searching.

Quotes

I'm sick of just liking people. I wish to God I could meet somebody I could respect.

J.D. Salinger

respectdiscontent

I'm just sick of ego, ego, ego. My own and everybody else's.

J.D. Salinger

egofrustration

An artist's only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else's.

J.D. Salinger

artperfection

I'm so terribly sorry. I simply don't have time to be polite to everybody.

J.D. Salinger

politenesstime

I'm very, very sorry, but I simply am not equal to being a good hostess.

J.D. Salinger

hospitalityself-awareness

I'm just sick of your religious opinions.

J.D. Salinger

religionfrustration

I'm sick of old men, and old men's games.

J.D. Salinger

agediscontent

I'm just sick of ego, ego, ego. My own and everybody else's. I'm sick of everybody that wants to get somewhere, do something distinguished and all, be somebody interesting.

J.D. Salinger

egodiscontent

All we do our whole lives is go from one little piece of Holy Ground to the next.

J.D. Salinger

spirituality

I'm not afraid to be a bad guy. I live too much in a bad world.

J.D. Salinger

self-acceptancereality