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

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...

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

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

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...

Mothers are all slightly insane.

Mothers are all slightly insane.

People never believe you.

People never believe you.

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 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.

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...

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

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

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.

All morons hate it when you call them a moron.

All morons hate it when you call them a moron.

He had a theory, Walt did, that the religious life, and all the agony that...

He had a theory, Walt did, that the religious life, and all the agony that...

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

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

An artist's only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his...

An artist's only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his...

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....

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...

People never notice anything.

People never notice anything.

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...