that's my favorite quote from j.d. salinger's franny and zooey. i love it so much, but sometimes when i look at it, i can't help but think of some horribly cheesy youth group motto. anyways, the quote in context is beautiful. and i absolutely love j.d. salinger. here's the whole quote....
"I'm not afraid to compete. It's just the opposite. Don't you see that? I'm afraid I will compete- that's what scares me. That's why I quit the Theater Department. Just because I'm so horribly conditioned to accept everybody else's values, and just because I like applause and people to rave about me, doesn't make it right. I'm ashamed of it. I'm sick of it. I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody. I'm sick of myself and everybody else that wants to make some kind of a splash."
- Franny
if the only book by salinger you've read is catcher in the rye, then you should be ashamed. i didn't even like that book and he's my favorite author. i really recommend reading franny and zooey. or 9 stories. the first time i read franny and zooey was in the summer of 2004. if you know me, you know that was probably one of the worst summers of my life. i know this is a bit extreme to say, but i really think franny and zooey played a part in saving my life and restoring my hope in God. franny's spiritual crisis was strangely familiar to my own and i found comfort in her divine fictional turmoil.
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Well....now that I feel completely ashamed of myself....
I loved Catcher in the Rye. I will take your advice though and read Franny and Zooey or whatever it's called. You are pretty much right all the time so i trust you!
Ps. thanks for updating!
Catcher in the Rye is pretty good.
I absolutely love Salinger and I believe everyone should get to know with him by reading "The Catcher in The Rye". But I love "Franny and Zooey", this phrase is my favourite too and I try to remind it to myself for if you really want to be someone worthy you shouldn't try to be somebody and make a big splash, if you know what I mean.
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hi. i got here because that quote is one of my favorites, too. not sure if this blog is even still active, but just wanted to say hope you're okay now. :)
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