All morons hate it when you call them a moron.
J. D. SALINGERMothers are all slightly insane.
More J. D. Salinger Quotes
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Where do the ducks go in the winter?
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I love to write and I assure you I write regularly. But I write for myself, for my own pleasure. And I want to be left alone to do it.
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The more expensive a school is, the more crooks it has — I’m not kidding.
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The worst thing that being an artist could do to you would be that it would make you slightly unhappy constantly.
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Know your true measurements and dress your mind accordingly.
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People always clap for the wrong reasons.
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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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Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.
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And I have one of those very loud, stupid laughs. I mean if I ever sat behind myself in a movie or something, I’d probably lean over and tell myself to please shut up.
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I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life. It’s awful. If I’m on my way to the store to buy a magazine, even, and somebody asks me where I’m going, I’m liable to say I’m going to the opera. It’s terrible.
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I’ll read my books and I’ll drink coffee and I’ll listen to music, and I’ll bolt the door.
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People never notice anything.
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I have so much I want to tell you, and nowhere to begin.
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Who in the Bible besides Jesus knew–knew–that we’re carrying the Kingdom of Heaven around with us, inside, where we’re all too goddam stupid and sentimental and unimaginative to look?
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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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