“ What happened was, I got the
idea in my head–and I could not get it out–that college was just one more
dopey, inane place in the world dedicated to piling up treasure on earth and
everything. I mean treasure is treasure, for heaven’s sake. What’s the
difference whether the treasure is money, or property, or even culture, or even
just plain knowledge? It all seemed like exactly the same thing to me, if you
take off the wrapping–and it still does! Sometimes I think that knowledge–when
it’s knowledge for knowledge’s sake, is the worst of all. ”
— Franny and Zooey
by J.D. Salinger
