"As nearly as possible in the spirit of……" — J D Salinger

As nearly as possible in the spirit of Matthew Salinger, age one,… - J D Salinger

"As nearly as possible in the spirit of Matthew Salinger, age one, urging a luncheon companion to accept a cool lima bean, I urge my editor, mentor and (heaven help him) closest friend, William Shawn, genius domus of The New Yorker, lover of the long shot, protector of the unprolific, defender of the hopelessly flamboyant, most unreasonably modest of born great artist-editors to accept this pretty skimpy-looking book."

— J D Salinger

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