I’m one of the little foxes that spoil the grapes.
J. D. SALINGERMost stuff that is genuine is better left unsaid.
More J. D. Salinger Quotes
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How long should a man’s legs be? Long enough to touch the ground.
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It’s funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they’ll do practically anything you want them to.
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Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.
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I’m sick of just liking people. I wish to God I could meet somebody I could respect.
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The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.
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Its really hard to be roommates with people if your suitcases are much better than theirs.
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I hate actors. They never act like people. They just think they do.
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I told her I loved her and all. It was a lie, of course, but the thing is, I meant it when I said it. I’m crazy. I swear to God I am.
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I’m just sick of ego, ego, ego. My own and everybody else’s. I’m sick of everybody that wants to get somewhere, do something distinguished and all, be somebody interesting. It’s disgusting.
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I could happily lie down and die sometimes.
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People are always ruining things for you.
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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 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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Most stuff that is genuine is better left unsaid.
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The true poet has no choice of material. The material plainly chooses him, not he it.
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