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The true poet has no choice of material. The material plainly chooses him, not he it.

J. D. Salinger

Know your true measurements and dress your mind accordingly.
J. D. SALINGER

Mindset True
People are mostly hot to have a discussion when you’re not.
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People Yourself
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.
J. D. SALINGER

Change Love Myself Reason Time
It’s not too bad when the sun’s out, but the sun only comes out when it feels like coming out.
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Bad Feeling Sun
Why’s it so sunny? she repeated. Zooey observed her rather narrowly. I bring the sun wherever I go, buddy, he said.
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Herself Sun
You don’t have to think too hard when you talk to teachers.
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Talk Teaching Thinking Yourself
Most stuff that is genuine is better left unsaid.
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One Liner Philosophy
I’m sick of just liking people. I wish to God I could meet somebody I could respect.
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God Myself Respect Sick
You can’t stop a teacher when they want to do something. They just do it.
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Teaching Yourself
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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Walk Yourself
People are always ruining things for you.
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People Ruin Yourself
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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Art Kind Perfection
Its really hard to be roommates with people if your suitcases are much better than theirs.
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People Rich
Sentimentality is loving something more than God does.
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Emotional God Love
Always, always, always referring every goddam thing that happens right back to our lousy little egos.
J. D. SALINGER

Attitude Right
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.
J. D. SALINGER

Be Yourself Different Myself Sick

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