Inspired by a tattoo, I discovered this quote:
“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 record 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.“
- Excerpt from Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
... and realise that either I've either never read this book (could this be possible?!) or I need to read it again, urgently.
2 comments:
It can't be possible that you've never read it, surely! Re-read immediately!!
oh the *shame*.
Should I have lied about this? Is this the kind of thing people lie about? It is isn't it?!! No one will ever respect me again because I told the truth. I should have just Wiki'd the book and bluffed through this....
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