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We don’t talk, we hold forth. We don’t converse, we expound.

J. D. Salinger

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.
J. D. SALINGER

Myself Stupidity Thinking Yourself
I don’t exactly know what I mean by that, but I mean it.
J. D. SALINGER

Myself Word
People always clap for the wrong reasons.
J. D. SALINGER

People Reason Wrong
The worst thing that being an artist could do to you would be that it would make you slightly unhappy constantly.
J. D. SALINGER

Art Happiness Worst
That’s something that annoys the hell out of me-I mean if somebody says the coffee’s all ready and it isn’t.
J. D. SALINGER

Hell Myself
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.
J. D. SALINGER

Crazy God Herself Lie Love Myself
People are mostly hot to have a discussion when you’re not.
J. D. SALINGER

People Yourself
I just hope that one day – preferably when we’re both blind drunk – we can talk about it.
J. D. SALINGER

Drink Hope Myself Talk
We don’t talk, we hold forth. We don’t converse, we expound.
J. D. SALINGER

Talk
Its really hard to be roommates with people if your suitcases are much better than theirs.
J. D. SALINGER

People Rich
But it wasn’t just that he was the most intelligent member in the family. He was also the nicest, in lots of ways. He never got mad at anybody. People with red hair are supposed to get mad very easily, but Allie never did, and he had very red hair.
J. D. SALINGER

Easy Family Hairs Himself Mad People
I can be quite sarcastic when I’m in the mood.
J. D. SALINGER

Myself Quite Sarcastic
It’s not too bad when the sun’s out, but the sun only comes out when it feels like coming out.
J. D. SALINGER

Bad Feeling Sun
I’m sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.
J. D. SALINGER

Courage Myself Sickness
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.
J. D. SALINGER

Cold Crazy Kind Road Sun Time
Where do the ducks go in the winter?
J. D. SALINGER

Animal One Liner Winter

We don’t talk, we hold forth. We don’t converse, we expound.

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