J. D. Salinger Quotes


She really started to cry, and the next thing I knew, I was kissing her all over - anywhere - her eyes, her nose, her forehead, her eyebrows, and all, her ears - her whole face except her mouth and all.


Citations

Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye. Little, Brown and Company, 1951, p. 79.

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J. D. Salinger
J. D. Salinger
  • Born: January 1, 1919
  • Died: January 27, 2010
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Writer

Jerome David Salinger was an American writer best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. Before its publication, Salinger published several short stories in Story magazine and served in World War II. In 1948, his critically acclaimed story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" appeared in The New Yorker, which published much of his later work.