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J. D. Salinger was an American writer renowned for his reclusive personality and his seminal novel, 'The Catcher in the Rye'. Born on January 1, 1919, Salinger lived much of his life in seclusion, rarely engaging with the public. His novel, published in 1951, became an instant classic and a cornerstone of American literature. Salinger's writing is characterized by its introspective and complex depiction of teenage alienation and angst.

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“I hate actors. They never act like people. They just think they do”

People Thinking Hate Actors I Hate

Book:THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

Source: THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

“Then again you may pick up just enough education to hate people who say, 'It's a secret between he and I.'”

People May Enough Hate Secret Picks Hate People

Book:THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

Source: THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

“All morons hate it when you call them a moron.”

Hate Moron Catchers Holden Holden Caulfield

Book:THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

Source: THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

“Grand. There's a word I really hate. It's a phony. I could puke every time I hear it.”

Writing Hate Phony Puke

Book:THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

Source: THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

“I was trying to feel some kind of good-bye. I mean I’ve left schools and places I didn’t even know I was leaving them. I hate that. I don’t care if it’s a sad good-bye or a bad good-bye, but when I leave a place I like to know I’m leaving it. If you don’t you feel even worse.”

Ifs Knows Feels Trying Kind Mean Care School Hate Left I Hate Leaving Don't Care I Don't Care Goodbye Saying Goodbye Bye Good Bye Catchers Holden Holden Caulfield

Author:J. D. Salinger

“He was one of those guys that think they're being a pansy if they don't break around forty of your fingers when they shake hands with you. God I hate that stuff.”

Ifs Thinking Hands Guy Hate Stuff Break I Hate Fingers Shakes Forty Pansies

Book:THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

Source: THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

“If you sat around there long enough and heard all the phonies applauding and all, you got to hate everybody in the world, I swear you did.”

Ifs World Long Enough Hate Heard Sat Swear Phony

Author:J. D. Salinger

“I don't hate too many guys. What I may do, I may hate them for a little while, like this guy Stradlater I knew at Pencey, and this other boy, Robert Ackley. I hate them once in a while—I admit it—but it doesn't last too long, is what I mean. After a while, if I didn't see them, if they didn't come in the room, or if I didn't see them in the dining room for a couple of meals, I sort of missed them. I mean I sort of missed them.”

Ifs May Mean Littles Long Lasts Guy Hate Rooms Boys Couple I Hate Meals This Guy Dining Don't Hate Dining Rooms

Book:THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

Source: THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

“I'd swear to God, if I were a piano player or an actor or something and all those dopes thought I was terrific, I'd hate it. I wouldn't even want them to clap for me. People always clap for the wrong things. If I were a piano player, I'd play it in the goddam closet.”

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Book:THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

Source: THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

“Don't hate me because I can't remember some person immediately. Especially when they look like everybody else, and talk and dress and act like everybody else.”

Looks Persons I Can Remember Hate Dresses Because I Can Hate Me Don't Hate

Book:franny and zooey

Source: franny and zooey

“If there's one thing I hate, it's the movies. Don't even mention them to me.”

Ifs Hate One Thing I Hate Holden Caulfield Things I Hate

Book:THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

Source: THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

“I have a feeling that you're riding for some kind of a terrible, terrible fall. But I don't honestly know what kind.... It may be the kind where, at the age of thirty, you sit in some bar hating everybody who comes in looking as if he might have played football in college. Then again, you may pick up just enough education to hate people who say, 'It's a secret between he and I.' Or you may end up in some business office, throwing paper clips at the nearest stenographer. I just don't know.”

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Author:J. D. Salinger

About the Author

Born: January 1, 1919
Died: January 27, 2010
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 347

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