She wasn’t doing a thing that I could see, except standing there leaning on the balcony railing, holding the universe together.
J. D. SALINGERHow long should a man’s legs be? Long enough to touch the ground.
More J. D. Salinger Quotes
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If you have something to offer, someone will learn something from you. It’s a beautiful reciprocal arrangement. And it isn’t education. It’s history. It’s poetry.
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Know your true measurements and dress your mind accordingly.
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The more expensive a school is, the more crooks it has — I’m not kidding.
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I mean they don’t seem able to love us just the way we are. They don’t seem able to love us unless they can keep changing us a little bit. They love their reasons for loving us almost as much as they love us, and most of the time more.
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I’m up to my ears in unwritten words.
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I have scars on my hands from touching certain people.
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Its really hard to be roommates with people if your suitcases are much better than theirs.
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It was that kind of a crazy afternoon, terrifically cold, and no sun out or anything, and you felt like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road.
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The fact is always obvious much too late, but the most singular difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy a liquid.
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You don’t have to think too hard when you talk to teachers.
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I mean how do you know what you’re going to do till you do it? The answer is, you don’t. I think I am, but how do I know? I swear it’s a stupid question.
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I’m one of the little foxes that spoil the grapes.
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People always clap for the wrong reasons.
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Sometimes you get tired of riding in taxicabs the same way you get tired riding in elevators. All of a sudden, you have to walk, no matter how far or how high up.
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How long should a man’s legs be? Long enough to touch the ground.
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