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. SALINGERYou think of the book you’d most like to be reading, and then you sit down and shamelessly write it.
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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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Most stuff that is genuine is better left unsaid.
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Did you ever get fed up?’ I said. ‘I mean did you ever get scared that everything was going to go lousy unless you did something?
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Where do the ducks go in the winter?
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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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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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Listen, if you’re not going to be a nun or something, you might as well laugh.
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She was not one for emptying her face of expression.
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People are always ruining things for you.
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You think of the book you’d most like to be reading, and then you sit down and shamelessly write it.
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The more expensive a school is, the more crooks it has — I’m not kidding.
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I have scars on my hands from touching certain people.
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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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Sleep tight, ya morons!
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