"I’m sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody." ― J. D. Salinger Topic(s): Courage More From J. D. Salinger "I’m sick of just liking people. I wish to God I could meet somebody I could respect." "I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy." "It’s funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they’ll do practically anything you want them to." More In Courage "Pugnacity is a form of courage, but a very bad form."― Sinclair Lewis "More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution."― James Thomson "War paralyzes your courage and deadens the spirit of true manhood."― Alexander Berkman