She was not one for emptying her face of expression.
J. D. SALINGERMake sure you marry someone who laughs at the same things you do.
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An artist’s only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else’s.
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Did you ever get fed up?’ I said. ‘I mean did you ever get scared that everything was going to go lousy unless you did something?
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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 have scars on my hands from touching certain people…Certain heads, certain colours and textures of human hair leave permanent marks on me.
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Sleep tight, ya morons!
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I was sixteen then, and I’m seventeen now, and sometimes I act like I’m about thirteen. Sometimes, I act a lot older than I am–I really do. But people never notice it. People never notice anything.
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I hate actors. They never act like people. They just think they do.
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I have so much I want to tell you, and nowhere to begin.
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The true poet has no choice of material. The material plainly chooses him, not he it.
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If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she’s late? Nobody.
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Don’t hate me because I can’t remember some person immediately. Especially when they look like everybody else, and talk and dress and act like everybody else.
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People are always ruining things for you.
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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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People never notice anything.
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Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.
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