How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Story.Section.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"God damn it," he said, "there are nice things in the world – and I mean nice things. We're all such morons to get so sidetracked. Always, always, always referring every goddam thing that happens right back to our lousy little egos." (Zooey.6.83)
Zooey accuses himself and Franny of being guilty of the very sort of egotism that Franny condemns in those around her.
Quote #8
The cardboard that he stopped at had been written on in February, 1938. The handwriting, in blue-lead pencil, was his brother Seymour's:
My twenty-first birthday. Presents, presents, presents. Zooey and the baby, as usual, shopped lower Broadway. They gave me a fine supply of itching powder and a box of three stink bombs. I'm to drop the bombs in the elevator at Columbia or "someplace very crowded" as soon as I get a good chance. (Zooey.7.43-4)
Through their letters and diary entries (and even narration), Buddy and Seymour both seem to have an almost spiritual presence in this story. For more on their roles at mentors, check out "Character Roles."