--- title: "1 Catcher in the rye Quotes By Viv Albertine" description: "1 Catcher in the rye quotes by Viv Albertine. Plus more from Viv Albertine and more Catcher in the rye sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e55/viv-albertine-5176_bell_i-read-a-lot-when-i-was-young-all-the-ob_2004834.jpg" --- > [I read a lot when I was young. All the obvious, all the greats, from 'Le Grand Meaulnes,' 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' 'Fear and Loathing,' 'Catcher in the Rye,' 'The Bell Jar,' 'The Female Eunuch,' 'Valley of the Dolls,' 'The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viv-albertine/i-read-a-lot-when-i-was-young-all-the-obvious-all-the-greats-from-le/) [Viv Albertine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viv-albertine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e55/viv-albertine-5176_bell_i-read-a-lot-when-i-was-young-all-the-ob_2004834.jpg) ## Other authors on Catcher in the rye - [J.D. Salinger 16 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/catcher-in-the-rye/j-d-salinger/) ## More by Viv Albertine > [I have a lot of empathy, and I think that's where mothering starts. You are there to empathise and facilitate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viv-albertine/i-have-a-lot-of-empathy-and-i-think-that-s-where-mothering-starts-you/) [Viv Albertine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viv-albertine/) > [I get the same lurching thrill now when I'm about to sit down to an egg mayonnaise sandwich and a packet of plain crisps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viv-albertine/i-get-the-same-lurching-thrill-now-when-i-m-about-to-sit-down-to-an/) [Viv Albertine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viv-albertine/) > [I have a daughter. I have my imagination. I have friends. I, in no way, am going to louse that up with some idiot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viv-albertine/i-have-a-daughter-i-have-my-imagination-i-have-friends-i-in-no-way-am/) [Viv Albertine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viv-albertine/) > [I don't believe in an afterlife. You live on in the people you influence during your lifetime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viv-albertine/i-don-t-believe-in-an-afterlife-you-live-on-in-the-people-you/) [Viv Albertine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viv-albertine/) > [Women are constantly taught to think about what other people are thinking, from those 'Jackie' magazine quizzes - 'What's he thinking?' - to being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viv-albertine/women-are-constantly-taught-to-think-about-what-other-people-are/) [Viv Albertine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viv-albertine/) > [Most female artists - to do what you have to do and to be as honest as you have to be, to be as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viv-albertine/most-female-artists-to-do-what-you-have-to-do-and-to-be-as-honest-as/) [Viv Albertine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viv-albertine/) > [I'm not a gifted storyteller, so I write what I know and hope that honesty resonates with other people's experiences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viv-albertine/i-m-not-a-gifted-storyteller-so-i-write-what-i-know-and-hope-that/) [Viv Albertine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viv-albertine/) > [The more blows you have in life, the better, because it means you're challenging yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viv-albertine/the-more-blows-you-have-in-life-the-better-because-it-means-you-re/) [Viv Albertine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viv-albertine/) > [I'd like to be with someone kind who can hold a conversation and is in my age group. If that's too much to ask,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viv-albertine/i-d-like-to-be-with-someone-kind-who-can-hold-a-conversation-and-is/) [Viv Albertine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viv-albertine/) > [I think, often, people who do something new creatively don't benefit financially from it - it's the people who come after and make them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viv-albertine/i-think-often-people-who-do-something-new-creatively-don-t-benefit/) [Viv Albertine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viv-albertine/) > [If I didn't live in London, I would live in Glasgow. I love the colour of the brick and the black ironwork. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viv-albertine/if-i-didn-t-live-in-london-i-would-live-in-glasgow-i-love-the-colour/) [Viv Albertine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viv-albertine/) > [We used to have massively long discussions about how we should stand on stage. Should we stand with our legs apart? No, all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viv-albertine/we-used-to-have-massively-long-discussions-about-how-we-should-stand/) [Viv Albertine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viv-albertine/) > [I'm the angriest and most empathetic person you'll ever meet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viv-albertine/i-m-the-angriest-and-most-empathetic-person-you-ll-ever-meet/) [Viv Albertine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viv-albertine/) > [“At last there is an unknown element back in my life. This is how it used to be. This is how I used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viv-albertine/at-last-there-is-an-unknown-element-back-in-my-life-this-is-how-it/) [Viv Albertine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viv-albertine/) > [I think I am the Elizabeth Barrett of 2015. Not in terms of genius but in bed a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viv-albertine/i-think-i-am-the-elizabeth-barrett-of-2015-not-in-terms-of-genius-but/) [Viv Albertine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viv-albertine/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/catcher-in-the-rye/viv-albertine/#itemlist", "name": "1 Catcher in the rye Quotes By Viv Albertine", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I read a lot when I was young. All the obvious, all the greats, from 'Le Grand Meaulnes,' 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' 'Fear and Loathing,' 'Catcher in the Rye,' 'The Bell Jar,' 'The Female Eunuch,' 'Valley of the Dolls,' 'The Feminine Mystique,' Tom Wolfe. Then, film took over for me. 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