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Nobody who’s really using his ego, his real ego, has any time for any goddam hobbies.

J. D. Salinger

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

Courage Myself Sickness
I have scars on my hands from touching certain people.
J. D. SALINGER

Hands Myself People Scars Touch
She was not one for emptying her face of expression.
J. D. SALINGER

Empty Expression Face Herself
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
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?
J. D. SALINGER

Carry Emotional Heaven Imaginational Stupidity
I can be quite sarcastic when I’m in the mood.
J. D. SALINGER

Myself Quite Sarcastic
How long should a man’s legs be? Long enough to touch the ground.
J. D. SALINGER

Man Touch
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.
J. D. SALINGER

Alone Happiness Love Myself Writing
I don’t even know what I was running for—I guess I just felt like it.
J. D. SALINGER

Feeling Myself Run
I’ll read my books and I’ll drink coffee and I’ll listen to music, and I’ll bolt the door.
J. D. SALINGER

Listen Music Myself Reading
People are mostly hot to have a discussion when you’re not.
J. D. SALINGER

People Yourself
I mean they don’t seem able to love us just the way we are. They don’t seem able to love us unless they can keep changing us a little bit. They love their reasons for loving us almost as much as they love us, and most of the time more.
J. D. SALINGER

Change Love Myself Reason Time
I’m one of the little foxes that spoil the grapes.
J. D. SALINGER

Food Myself Oneself
People never notice anything.
J. D. SALINGER

One Liner People
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’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.
J. D. SALINGER

Lie Life Music Myself Travel

Nobody who’s really using his ego, his real ego, has any time for any goddam hobbies.

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