An artist’s only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else’s.
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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 like it.
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Birth: | 1st January, 1919 |
Death: | 27th January, 2010 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Writer |
Jerome David "J.D." Salinger was born in New York City, New York, USA. He was an American writer who is known for his widely-read novel, The Catcher in the Rye. He studied at New York University, Ursinus College, and Columbia University. He wrote several short stories include: Nine Stories, Franny and Zooey, Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters; and Seymour, and Three Early Stories.
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