J. D. Salinger Quote Explained: If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she's late? Nobody.

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This is God’s universe, buddy, not yours, and he has the final say about what’s ego and what isn’t.

- J. D. Salinger

Ego
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You can’t stop a teacher when they want to do something. They just do it.

- J. D. Salinger

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Yet a real artist, I’ve noticed, will survive anything. (Even praise, I happily suspect.)

- J. D. Salinger

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I suspect that money is a far greater distraction for the artist than hunger.

- J. D. Salinger

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

- J. D. Salinger

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I’ll read my books and I’ll drink coffee and I’ll listen to music, and I’ll bolt the door.

- J. D. Salinger

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The true poet has no choice of material. The material plainly chooses him, not he it.

- J. D. Salinger

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God, how I still love private readers. It’s what we all used to be.

- J. D. Salinger

Used To Be

If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she’s late? Nobody.

If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she’s late? Nobody.

This is God’s universe, buddy, not yours, and he has the final say about what’s ego and what isn’t.

You can’t stop a teacher when they want to do something. They just do it.

Yet a real artist, I’ve noticed, will survive anything. (Even praise, I happily suspect.)

I suspect that money is a far greater distraction for the artist than hunger.

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

I’ll read my books and I’ll drink coffee and I’ll listen to music, and I’ll bolt the door.

The true poet has no choice of material. The material plainly chooses him, not he it.

God, how I still love private readers. It’s what we all used to be.

To how many girls has a great beauty been of no other use but to make them expect a large fortune! Explain

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A girl’s not a watermelon you plug a hole in to see if it’s sweet.

A seven-year-old girl can take only so many walks with her grandfather.

girls forbidden to dance would only attract husbands with bad complexions and sunken chests.

If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she’s late? Nobody.

If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she’s late? Nobody.

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