“I knew a lot of guys at Pencey I thought were a lot handsomer than Stradlater, but they wouldn't look handsome if you saw their pictures in the Year Book. They'd look like they had big noses or their ears… — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image
“Well, I was trying to avoid that, but yes. Somehow I thought you’d be the ideal man, you know, athletic and overwhelmingly good-looking.” “It’s my nose, isn’t it?” Mack didn’t know what to say. Jesus laughed. “I am Jewish, you… — William Paul Young Copy Share Image