“The thing with kids in, if they want to grab the gold ring, you have to let them do it, and not say anything or do anything. If they fall off they fall off, but it's bad if you say anything to them.” LifeChildrenKidsLife LessonsGrowing Up Author:JD Salinger
“He put my goddam paper down then and looked at me like he’d just beaten hell out of me in ping-pong or something. I don’t think I’ll ever forgive him for reading me that crap out loud. I wouldn’t’ve read it out loud to him if he’d written it - I really wouldn’t. In the first place, I’d only written that damn note so that he wouldn’t feel too bad about flunking me.” The Catcher In The RyeThe Catcher In The Rye Salinger Author:JD Salinger