The best thing, though, in that museum was that everything always stayed right where it was. Nobody'd move. ... Nobody'd be different.

"Honest to God, we could have a terrific time! Wuddaya say? C'mon? Wuddaya say? Will you do it with me? Please" (132). Summary ... Lonely. "The funny part is, I ...

The Catcher in the Rye. Chapter 17. Holden's dislike for fake adults comes out in this quote, and his liking for children because of how innocent they are.

Sally reminds Holden that they're too young to go off on their own, insisting that they'll have plenty of time in life to do whatever they want. This, Holden ...

'C'mon, let's get outa here,' I said. 'You give me a royal pain in the ass, if you want to know the truth.' Holden sees how upset he has made her and tries to ...

Quote 1: "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like."

Ch. 17 Summary. Ch. 17 Quote. "You ought to go to a boys' school sometime. Try it sometime, I said. "It's full of phonies, and all you do is study so that you ...

"Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules." "Yes, sir. I know it is. I know it." Game, my ass. Some game.

One phony aspect of the adult world is class distinctions, which are manifested by how people dress and what they own. Wealth shouldn't matter, but it does.

“He was a very good skater and all, but I couldn't enjoy it much because I kept picturing him practicing to be a guy that roller-skates on the stage.”