J. D. Salinger
J. D. Salinger
Jerome David Salingerwas an American writer who won acclaim early in life. He 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth1 January 1919
CountryUnited States of America
literature illiterate
I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot.
horse car literature
I don't even like old cars. I'd rather have a goddam horse. A horse is at least human, for God's sake.
mean literature catchers
I don't exactly know what I mean by that, but I mean it.
people literature suitcases
Its really hard to be roommates with people if your suitcases are much better than theirs.
want literature holden-caulfield
It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to.
liars lying literature
I'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life.
literature knows do-you-know
How do you know you're going to do something, untill you do it?
mean people literature
They didn't act like people and they didn't act like actors. It's hard to explain. They acted more like they knew they were celebrities and all. I mean they were good, but they were too good.
believe people literature
People never believe you.
fed lousy mean scared unless
Did you ever get fed up? I said. “I mean did you ever get scared that everything was going to go lousy unless you did something?
Yes. That's it. That's the document. Where did you get it?
hell instead saying
Why the hell don'tcha, instead of keep saying it?
funny memorable missing
Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.
mean scared feds
Did you ever get fed up?' I said. 'I mean did you ever get scared that everything was going to go lousy unless you did something?