Where do the ducks go in the winter?
J. D. SALINGERIt’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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I could happily lie down and die sometimes.
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She wasn’t doing a thing that I could see, except standing there leaning on the balcony railing, holding the universe together.
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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.
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You can’t stop a teacher when they want to do something. They just do it.
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People are always ruining things for you.
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That’s something that annoys the hell out of me-I mean if somebody says the coffee’s all ready and it isn’t.
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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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How long should a man’s legs be? Long enough to touch the ground.
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Mothers are all slightly insane.
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Always, always, always referring every goddam thing that happens right back to our lousy little egos.
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Know your true measurements and dress your mind accordingly.
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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.
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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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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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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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