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

Quote by J D Salinger

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All morons hate it when you call them a moron.

All morons hate it when you call them a moron.

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...

How do you know you're going to do something, untill you do it?

How do you know you're going to do something, untill you do it?

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 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...

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,...

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...

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 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 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 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...

People never believe you.

People never believe you.

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...

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...

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.

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....

People never notice anything.

People never notice anything.