December 2010
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The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one. This is a statement of Wilhelm Stekel, which Salinger quotes in The Catcher in the Rye
Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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“I don’t really deeply feel that anyone needs an airtight reason for quoting from the works of writers he loves, but it’s always nice, I’ll grant you, if he has one.” - Seymour: An Introduction - J.D. Salinger. Do we have a reason?
Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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Flavorwire>>Literary Mixtape - Holden Caufield →
Holden would totally listen to The Smiths.
Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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comelylittletree asked: I'M SO GLAD I FOUND YOU. I'M SO GLAD YOU EXIST.
Dec 22nd
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Flavorwire>>Literary Mixtape - Holden Caufield →
Holden would totally listen to The Smiths.
Dec 21st
comelylittletree asked: I'M SO GLAD I FOUND YOU. I'M SO GLAD YOU EXIST.
Dec 21st
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“I told Muriel tonight that in Zen Buddhism a master was once asked what was the...”
–  J.D. Salinger (Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters)
Dec 20th
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“Loretta was Clay’s girl. They intended to get married at their earliest...”
– J.D. Salinger, ”For Esmé—With Love and Squalor” (via nicklacke)
Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
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“I have scars on my hands from touching certain people.”
– J.D. Salinger (via fuckyeahpastiche)
Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
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“I’m just so sick of pedants and conceited little tearer-downers I could scream.”
– J.D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey (via -naked)
Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
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“I told Muriel tonight that in Zen Buddhism a master was once asked what was the...”
–  J.D. Salinger (Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters)
Dec 18th
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Dec 16th
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“Certain things they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick...”
– The Catcher in the Rye (via pseudo-intellectual)
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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“The fact is always obvious much too late, but the most singular difference...”
–  J. D. Salinger, “De Daumier-Smith’s Blue Period” (via heroichearts)
Dec 16th
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“I feel so funny. I think I’m going crazy. Maybe I’m already crazy.”
– J.D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey (via chaotique)
Dec 16th
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“I’m just so sick of pedants and conceited little tearer-downers I could scream.”
– J.D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey (via -naked)
Dec 16th
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“When I really worry about something, I don’t just fool around. I even have to go...”
– J. D. Salinger, Catcher in the Rye (via skiddo2000)
Dec 16th
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“Loretta was Clay’s girl. They intended to get married at their earliest...”
– J.D. Salinger, ”For Esmé—With Love and Squalor” (via nicklacke)
Dec 16th
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“I have scars on my hands from touching certain people.”
– J.D. Salinger (via fuckyeahpastiche)
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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“Girls with their legs crossed, girls with their legs not crossed, girls with...”
– J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye (via khadeejafinds)
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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“That’s the whole trouble. You can’t ever find a place that’s nice and peaceful,...”
– H Caulfield, Catcher in the Rye - Holden Caulfield, you are so cynical, my friend. Think and Wonder and Dream:  
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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“If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you’ll probably want to...”
– J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye (1951)
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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"Catcher in the Rye is the worst book I've ever...
justlikejericho: This is what a guy in my math class said today. I was appalled. Sometimes you meet people, and they are not Salingerites.
Dec 16th
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“If you’re going to go to war against the system, just do your shooting like a...”
–  Zooey Glass, franny and zooey (via treasurecloset). Submitted by: top9everything
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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“Coming through the rye, poor body Coming through the rye, She draiglet a’ her...”
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Dec 16th
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“Coming through the rye, poor body Coming through the rye, She draiglet a’ her...”
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Dec 16th
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“That’s the whole trouble. You can’t ever find a place that’s nice and peaceful,...”
– H Caulfield, Catcher in the Rye - Holden Caulfield, you are so cynical, my friend. Think and Wonder and Dream:  
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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“If you’re going to go to war against the system, just do your shooting like a...”
–  Zooey Glass, franny and zooey (via treasurecloset). Submitted by: top9everything
Dec 13th
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“In my mind, I’m probably the biggest sex maniac you ever saw.”
– Holden Caulfield (via lereveur)
Dec 13th
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“I go mostly because I’m tired as hell of getting up furious in the morning and...”
– J.D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey (via ayychee)
Dec 13th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 13th
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“Let’s just try to have a marvelous time this weekend. I mean not try to analyze...”
–  J.D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey (via monpersonnelsamizdat)
Dec 13th
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