WAIT in Classic Quotes

1  I'm supposed to wait for them.

The Catcher in the Rye By J. D. Salinger
Context   In 21

2  I mean not wait till Wednesday or anything.

The Catcher in the Rye By J. D. Salinger
Context   In 7

3  "You better wait in the lobby, fella," he said.

The Catcher in the Rye By J. D. Salinger
Context   In 21

4  I kept waiting to turn into a flit or something.

The Catcher in the Rye By J. D. Salinger
Context   In 19

5  Carrying people's suitcases and waiting around for a tip.

The Catcher in the Rye By J. D. Salinger
Context   In 9

6  Anyway, I kept walking around the room, waiting for this prostitute to show up.

The Catcher in the Rye By J. D. Salinger
Context   In 13

7  This waiter was waiting for her to move out of the way, but she didn't even notice him.

The Catcher in the Rye By J. D. Salinger
Context   In 12

8  You both have to stay right in position and wait for the orchestra to start playing again.

The Catcher in the Rye By J. D. Salinger
Context   In 23

9  I can't wait around till Wednesday any more so I will probably hitch hike out west this afternoon.

The Catcher in the Rye By J. D. Salinger
Context   In 25

10  I was quite lucky when I got to the station, because I only had to wait about ten minutes for a train.

The Catcher in the Rye By J. D. Salinger
Context   In 8

11  I could hardly wait to get to the park to see if old Phoebe was around so that I could give it to her.

The Catcher in the Rye By J. D. Salinger
Context   In 16

12  When they were all finished and started going out the boxes again, you could tell they could hardly wait to get a cigarette or something.

The Catcher in the Rye By J. D. Salinger
Context   In 18

13  A lot of schools were home for vacation already, and there were about a million girls sitting and standing around waiting for their dates to show up.

The Catcher in the Rye By J. D. Salinger
Context   In 17

14  About three couples, besides me, were waiting for tables, and they were all shoving and standing on tiptoes to get a look at old Ernie while he played.

The Catcher in the Rye By J. D. Salinger
Context   In 12

15  I walked over to Madison Avenue and started to wait around for a bus because I didn't have hardly any money left and I had to start economizing on cabs and all.

The Catcher in the Rye By J. D. Salinger
Context   In 20

16  Especially if I see millions of people standing in one of those long, terrible lines, all the way down the block, waiting with this terrific patience for seats and all.

The Catcher in the Rye By J. D. Salinger
Context   In 16

17  He and I were sitting in the first two chairs outside the goddam infirmary, the day school opened, waiting for our physicals, and we sort of struck up this conversation about tennis.

The Catcher in the Rye By J. D. Salinger
Context   In 15