What did J. D. Salinger mean by: 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 Copy
+ Listen, if you’re not going to be a nun or something, you might as well laugh. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, J. D. Salinger, Laughing, 0 - J. D. Salinger
+ Its really hard to be roommates with people if your suitcases are much better than theirs. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, J. D. Salinger, Literature, Suitcases, 0 - J. D. Salinger
+ That’s the whole trouble. When you’re feeling very depressed, you can’t even think. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, J. D. Salinger, Feelings, Trouble, 0 - J. D. Salinger
+ How old are you? I asked her. “Old enough to know better.” she said. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, J. D. Salinger, Enough, 0 - J. D. Salinger
+ Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, J. D. Salinger, Boys, Games, Success, 0 - J. D. Salinger
+ How long should a man’s legs be? Long enough to touch the ground. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, J. D. Salinger, Legs, 0 - J. D. Salinger
+ This is God’s universe, buddy, not yours, and he has the final say about what’s ego and what isn’t. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, J. D. Salinger, Ego, Finals, 0 - J. D. Salinger
+ Yet a real artist, I’ve noticed, will survive anything. (Even praise, I happily suspect.) Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, J. D. Salinger, Artist, Praise, 0 - J. D. Salinger
The composer opens the cage door for arithmetic, the draftsman gives geometry its freedom. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
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