“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 Theatre 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 and Zooey by J.D. Salinger (via thechocolatebrigade)
This is one of the very few old “classic” books I’ve actually read. It’s not even one of the most popular ones. Granted, I only really read it because I knew Zooey Deschanel was named after the male’s character.
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