An artist's only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else's.

Quote by J D Salinger

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I'm sick of just liking people. I wish to God I could meet somebody I...

I'm sick of just liking people. I wish to God I could meet somebody I...

The worst thing that being an artist could do to you would be that it...

The worst thing that being an artist could do to you would be that it...

I'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life.

I'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life.

I am kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me...

I am kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me...

Its really hard to be roommates with people if your suitcases are much better than...

Its really hard to be roommates with people if your suitcases are much better than...

If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she's...

If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she's...

You take somebody that cries their goddam eyes out over phoney stuff in the movies,...

You take somebody that cries their goddam eyes out over phoney stuff in the movies,...

Mothers are all slightly insane.

Mothers are all slightly insane.

I was about half in love with her by the time we sat down. That's...

I was about half in love with her by the time we sat down. That's...

I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot.

I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot.

I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make...

I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make...

It was a very stupid thing to do, I'll admit, but I hardly didn't even...

It was a very stupid thing to do, I'll admit, but I hardly didn't even...

I was about half in love with her by the time we sat down. That's...

I was about half in love with her by the time we sat down. That's...

It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do...

It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do...

I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.

I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.

All morons hate it when you call them a moron.

All morons hate it when you call them a moron.

They didn't act like people and they didn't act like actors. It's hard to explain....

They didn't act like people and they didn't act like actors. It's hard to explain....

I don't even like old cars. I'd rather have a goddam horse. A horse is...

I don't even like old cars. I'd rather have a goddam horse. A horse is...

How long should a man's legs be? Long enough to touch the ground.

How long should a man's legs be? Long enough to touch the ground.

I don't exactly know what I mean by that, but I mean it.

I don't exactly know what I mean by that, but I mean it.