J. D. Salinger Professions : Writer Born : January 1, 1919 Died : January 27, 2010 Browse All Authors Top 337 quotes by J. D. Salinger Always, always, always referring every goddam thing that happens right back to our lousy little egos. J. D. Salinger referring ego littles You don't have to think too hard when you talk to teachers. J. D. Salinger education teacher thinking I was six when I saw that everything was God, and my hair stood up, and all, Teddy said. It was on a Sunday, I remember. My sister was a tiny child then, and she was drinking her milk, and all of a sudden I saw that she was God and the milk was God. I mean, all she was doing was pouring God into God, if you know what I mean. J. D. Salinger god drinking children There are nice things in the world - and I mean nice things. We're all such morons to get so sidetracked. J. D. Salinger nice mean world Hell is the suffering of being unable to love. J. D. Salinger inability-to-love being-in-love inspirational She was not one for emptying her face of expression. J. D. Salinger expression faces Keep me up till five because all your stars are out, and for no other reason…Oh dare to do it Buddy! Trust your heart. You’re a deserving craftsman. It would never betray you. Good night. I’m feeling very much over-excited now, and a little dramatic, but I think I’d give almost anything on earth to see you writing a something, an anything, a poem, a tree, that was really and truly after your own heart. J. D. Salinger good-night stars writing You never even worried, with Jane, whether your hand was sweaty or not. All you knew was, you were happy. You really were. J. D. Salinger holden worried hands Sleep tight, ya morons! J. D. Salinger Most stuff that is genuine is better left unsaid. J. D. Salinger unsaid genuine stuff You don't know how to talk to people you don't like. Don't love, really. You can't live in the world with such strong likes and dislikes. J. D. Salinger likes-and-dislikes strong people Mothers are all slightly insane. J. D. Salinger mom mother funny He said you were the only one who was bitter about S.'s suicide and the only one who really forgave him for it. The rest of us, he said, were outwardly unbitter and inwardly unforgiving. J. D. Salinger bitter suicide said 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. J. D. Salinger hate dresses looks If you do something too good, then, after a while, if you don't watch it, you start showing off. And then you're not as good any more. J. D. Salinger showing-off ifs watches And I have one of those very loud, stupid laughs. I mean if I ever sat behind myself in a movie or something, I'd probably lean over and tell myself to please shut up. J. D. Salinger laughter stupid mean Poets are always taking the weather so personally. J. D. Salinger poet clever weather I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody. J. D. Salinger courage love life People never notice anything. J. D. Salinger people I don't even like old cars. I'd rather have a goddam horse. A horse is at least human, for God's sake. J. D. Salinger horse car literature Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors
