“I know this much, is all, “ Franny said. “ If you’re a poet, you do something beautiful. I mean, you’re supposed… — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image
“You can say the Jesus Prayer from now till doomsday, but if you don't realize that the only thing that counts in… — J.D. Salinger Cause and effect Copy Share Image
“God, could that dopey girl dance. Buddy Singer and his stinking band was playing 'Just One of Those Things' and even they… — J.D. Salinger Dance Copy Share Image
“But while I was sitting down, I saw something that drove me crazy. Somebody'd written 'fuck you' on the wall. It drove… — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image
“You keep talking about ego, my God, it would take Christ himself to decide what's ego and what isn't. This is God's… — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image
“a stunning glimpse of Buddy, at a later date by innumerable years, quite bereft of my dubious, loving company, writing about this… — J.D. Salinger Entire life Copy Share Image
“I believe I essentially remain what I have always been—a narrator, but one with extremely pressing personal needs. I want to introduce,… — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image
“Once, at one of the very rare and savory moments when my own teammates grudgingly allowed me to take the ball around… — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image
“Written in ink, in German, in a small, hopelessly sincere handwriting, were the words "Dear God, life is hell." Nothing led up… — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image
“Zooey was in dreamy top form. The announcer had them off on the subject of housing developments, and the little Burke girl… — J.D. Salinger Wrong people Copy Share Image
“I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes. That way I wouldn't have to have any… — J.D. Salinger Communication Copy Share Image
“I'm not too sure what the name of the song was that he was playing when I came in, but whatever it… — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image
“I have a feeling that you're riding for some kind of a terrible, terrible fall. But I don't honestly know what kind.… — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image
“Girls with their legs crossed, girls with their legs not crossed, girls with terrific legs, girls with lousy legs, girls that looked… — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image
“Christ, it's embarrassing--I start thinking about this goddam poem I sent her when we first started goin' around together. 'Rose my color… — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image
“...He talks and talks and talks. And if he isn't talking, he's smoking his smelly cigars all over the house. I'm so… — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image
