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Where do the ducks go in the winter?

J. D. Salinger

You think of the book you’d most like to be reading, and then you sit down and shamelessly write it.
J. D. SALINGER

Book Reading Shame Thinking Writing Yourself
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.
J. D. SALINGER

Death Live Man Oneself
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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Easy Family Hairs Himself Mad People
She was not one for emptying her face of expression.
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Empty Expression Face Herself
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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Carry Emotional Heaven Imaginational Stupidity
People never notice anything.
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One Liner People
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
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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Exception Herself See Togetherness
I’m one of the little foxes that spoil the grapes.
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Food Myself Oneself
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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Art Happiness Worst
Mothers are all slightly insane.
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Mad Mom One Liner Sanity
There are nice things in the world – and I mean nice things. We’re all such morons to get so sidetracked.
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Beautiful Stupidity World
I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy.
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Happiness Myself People
You don’t know how to talk to people you don’t like. Don’t love, really. You can’t live in the world with such strong likes and dislikes.
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Live Love People Strong Talk World Yourself
Its really hard to be roommates with people if your suitcases are much better than theirs.
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People Rich
Always, always, always referring every goddam thing that happens right back to our lousy little egos.
J. D. SALINGER

Attitude Right

Where do the ducks go in the winter?

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