Catcher in the Rye Quote Bank

sleep tight, ya morons!

holden: “sleep…”

full of phonies, and all you do is study so you can learn enough to be smart enough to buy a goddamn cadillac one day

holden: “full of…”

“glad to’ve met you” to someone I’m not at all glad I’ve met

holden: ““glad to’ve…”

typical caulfield conversation

luce: “typical…”

stop shouting!

sally hayes: “stop…”

what i have to do, i have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff… i’d just be the catcher in the rye”

holden: “what i… i’d just…”

the mark of an immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one

mr antolini: “the mark…”

life is a game, boy. life is a game that one plays according to the rules

mr antolini: “life…”

the cars zoomed by, brakes screeched all over the place, his parents paid no attention to him, and he kept on walking next to the curb and singing, “if a body catch a body coming through the rye”

holden: “the cars… singing…”

by any chance, do you happen to know where they go, the ducks, when it all freezes over?

holden: “by any…” (duck symbol)

you ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them alone

holden: “you ought…” (museum symbol)

golden ring

what is the symbol of true maturity?

if they fall off, they fall off, but it’s bad if you say anything to them

holden: “if they…”