“The path of least resistance leads to crooked rivers and crooked men.”

“You are about to be told one more time that you are America's most valuable natural resource. Have you seen what they do to valuable natural resources?! Have you seen a strip mine? Have you seen a clear cut in the forest? Have you seen a polluted river? Don't ever let them call you a valuable natural resource! They're going to strip mine your soul. They're going to clear cut your best thoughts for the sake of profit unless you learn to resist, because the profit system follows the path of least resistance and following the path of least resistance is what makes the river crooked!”

“Though a hundred crooked paths may conduct to a temporary success, the one plain and straight path of public and private virtue can alone lead to a pure and lasting fame and the blessings of posterity.”

“Me?! What? I don’t know, unless I must go to the dictionary and learn what a crook is. I’ve never been a crook. … I'm saying I'm not a crook, I have never been a crook. I will never be a crook.”

“Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.”

“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.”

“Pencey was full of crooks. Quite a few guys came from these wealthy families, but it was full of crooks anyway. The more expensive a school is, the more crooks it has - I'm not kidding.”

“By hooke or crooke.”

“I would always love Alaska Young, my crooked neighbor, with all my crooked heart.”

“Who can ever know what path to walk on when all of them are either crooked or broken? One just has to walk.”