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J. D. Salinger Biography

Jerome David "J. D." Salinger (/ˈsælɪndʒər/; January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010) was an American writer known for his widely read novel The Catcher in the Rye. Following his early success publishing short stories and The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger led a very private life for more than a half-century. He published his final original work in 1965 and gave his last interview in 1980.

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I could happily lie down and die sometimes.

Down, Down And, Happily, Lie, Lying, Sometimes

Phooey, I say, on all white-shoe college boys who edit their campus literary magazines. Give me an honest con man any day.

Boys, College, Edit, Men, Say

I'm up to my ears in unwritten words.

Ears, Unwritten, Words, Written Word

It was just terrible! And the worst part was, I knew what a bore I was being, I knew how I was depressing people, or even hurting their feelings- but I just couldn't stop! I just could not stop picking!

Bore, Depressing, Hurt, Part, People

Almost every time somebody gives me a present, it ends up making me sad.

Ends, Give Me, Gives, Giving, Somebody, Time

The connection was so bad, and I couldn’t talk at all during most of the call. How terrible it is when you say I love you and the person at the other end shouts back ‘What?

Back, Call, Connections, Ends, Love You, Say

The Great Gatsby' [. . . ] was my 'Tom Sawyer' when I was twelve [. . . . ]

Sawyer, Tom, Toms, Twelve

Were most of your stars out? Were you busy writing your heart out?

Heart, Stars, Writing

And I can't be running back and fourth forever between grief and high delight.

Back, Grief, Happiness, Running

I held hands with her all the time. . . that doesn't sound like much, I realize, but she was terrific to hold hands with. Most girls if you hold hands with them, their goddam hand dies on you, or else they think they have to keep moving their hand all the time, as if they were afraid they'd bore you or something.

Girl, Girls, Keep, Moving, Thinking

His icebergs are strange monuments with a symbol embodied in their form and their colours. They do not freeze you when you look at them, for they are not of ice, they are what Lawren Harris feels and thinks after he has contemplated them

Feels, Freeze, Ice, Imagination, Symbol, Thinking

But I was afraid of the questions (much more than the accusations) you might both put to me.

Accusation, Accusations, Afraid, Might, Questions

I said old Jesus probably would've puked if He could see it - all those fancy costumes and all. Sally said I was a sacrilegious atheist. I probably am. The thing Jesus really would've liked would be the guy who plays the kettle drums in the orchestra.

Atheist, Fancy, Guy, Jesus, Play, Said

All mothers are slightly insane.

Insane, Mother, Mothers, Slightly

And the old horror of being a professional writer, and the usual stench of words that goes with it, is begining to drive me out of my seat. (Buddy)

Begining, Horror, Seat, Seats, Usual, Writer

If I were a piano player, I'd play it in the goddam closet.

Closets, Goddam, Piano, Player

And I have one of those very loud, stupid laughs. I mean if I ever sat behind myself in a movie or something, I'd probably lean over and tell myself to please shut up.

Laughter, Mean, Please, Probably, Stupid, Tell

You don't have to think too hard when you talk to teachers.

Education, Hard, Talk, Teacher, Teachers, Thinking

I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.

Absolute, Courage, Having, Life, Love, Nobody

Grand. There's a word I really hate. It's a phony. I could puke every time I hear it.

Grand, Hate, Hear, Phony, Writing

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