Can anyone tell me what this quote means from 'THE CATCHER IN THE RYE'?

Question

''Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody''

Answer 1

I believe this is at the end of the book after the reader realizes that Holden has been talking to some sort of therapist the entire book?

In that context, he's pretty much saying by retelling his whole story he's become a little nostalgic. But I guess what he's saying in general is if you relive your past, you'll end up missing it. (which is very similar, if not the same, to what I just said)

hope it helps!

Answer 2

It means that when you tell stories about the past  you begin to miss it, the people and the times.  You wish that you could have it back, or that things could be different.

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