“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt lik...”

J.D. Salinger

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

J.D. Salinger

“I'm sick of just liking people. I wish to God I could meet somebody I could respect.”

J.D. Salinger

“I am always saying "Glad to've met you"to somebody I'm not at all glad I met. If you want to stay alive, you have to say that stuff, though.”

J.D. Salinger

“I like it when somebody gets excited about something. It's nice.”

J.D. Salinger