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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 lo...more

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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 a...more

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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,...more

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That's the spirit! Make it chicken broth or nothing. That's putting the old foot down. If she's determined to have a nervous breakdown, the least we c...more

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Why's it so sunny?" she repeated.Zooey observed her rather narrowly. "I bring the sun wherever I go, buddy," he said.

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If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she's late?

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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...more

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I think if you don't really like a girl, you shouldn't horse around with her at all, and if you do like her, then you're supposed to like her face, an...more

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In my mind, I'm probably the biggest sex maniac you ever saw.

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when you're not looking, somebody'll sneak up and write "Fuck you" right under your nose.

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If you had a million years to do it in, you couldn't rub out even half the "Fuck you" signs in the world. It's impossible.