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More Quotes by J. D. Salinger
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.
Among other things, you'll find that you're not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior. You're by no means alone on that score, you'll be excited and stimulated to know. Many, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some of them kept records of their troubles. You'll learn from them—if you want to. Just as someday, 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.
The world is full of actors pretending to be human
People always clap for the wrong reasons.
Know your true measurements and dress your mind accordingly
I have so much I want to tell you, and nowhere to begin.
I’m just sick of ego, ego, ego. My own and everybody else’s. I’m sick of everybody that wants to get somewhere, do something distinguished and all, be somebody interesting. It’s disgusting.
Make sure you marry someone who laughs at the same things you do.
All morons hate it when you call them a moron.
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.
