"I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy." ― J. D. Salinger Topic(s): Happiness More From J. D. Salinger "I’m sick of just liking people. I wish to God I could meet somebody I could respect." "It’s funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they’ll do practically anything you want them to." "I’m sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody." More In Happiness "The People have a right to the Truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."― Frank Norris "I know that a good many champions have entertained the thought that the more they discourage youngsters, the longer they would reign. However, this theory never impressed me, and I always made it a point to give youths the benefit of my experience in bicycle racing."― Major Taylor "Don’t wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you’ve got to make yourself."― Alice Walker