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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Goddam money. It always ends up making you blue as hell.

Goddam money. It always ends up making you blue as hell.

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...

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...

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,...

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 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...

Mothers are all slightly insane.

Mothers are all slightly insane.

Mothers are all slightly insane.

Mothers are all slightly insane.

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.

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 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...

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...

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 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...

People never believe you.

People never believe you.

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

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

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...

People never notice anything.

People never notice anything.

All morons hate it when you call them a moron.

All morons hate it when you call them a moron.