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“That's the thing about girls. Every time they do something pretty, even if they're not much to look at, or even if they're sort of stupid, you fall in love with them, and then you never know where the hell you are. Girls. Jesus Christ. They can drive you crazy. They really can.”

Book:THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

Source: THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

“She was around ten minutes late, as a matter of fact. I didn't give a damn, though. All that crap they have in cartoons in the Saturday Evening Post and all, showing guys on street corners looking sore as hell because their dates are late - that's bunk. If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she's late? Nobody.”

Author:J.D. Salinger

“Girls with their legs crossed, girls with their legs not crossed, girls with terrific legs, girls with lousy legs, girls that looked like swell girls, girls that looked like they'd be bitches if you knew them... You figured most of them would probably marry dopey guys. Guys that always talk about how many miles they get to a gallon in their goddam cars. Guys that get sore and childish as hell if you beat them at golf, or even just some stupid game like ping-pong. Guys that are very mean. Guys that never read books. Guys that are very boring.”

Humor Girls Guys Holden Caulfield

Book:Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye

Source: Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye

“I never did find out what the hell was the matter. Some girls you practically never find out what's the matter.”

Psychology Relationship Girls Teenagers

Book:THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

Source: THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

“I was half in love with her by the time we sat down. That’s the thing about girls. Every time they do something pretty, even if they’re not much to look at, or even if they’re sort of stupid, you fall half in love with them, and then you never know where the hell you are. Girls. Jesus Christ. They can drive you crazy. They really can.”

Author:J.D. Salinger

“Girls. Jesus Christ. They can drive you crazy. - Holden Caulfield”

Author:J.D. Salinger

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