J. D. Salinger Quotes


Tilting his head back he slowly released an enormous quantity of smoke from his mouth and drew it up through his nostrils. He continued to smoke in this "French-inhale" style. Very probably, it was not part of the sofa vaudeville of a showoff but, rather, the private, exposed achievement of a young man who, at one time or another, might have tried shaving himself left-handed.


Citations

Salinger, J. D. Franny and Zooey. Little, Brown and Company, 1961.

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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.