J. D. Salinger on Family
Browse 5 quotations attributed to J. D. Salinger, catalogued under family, with dates where available.
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Attributed to J. D. Salinger, entry #27256: "Please accept from me this unpretentious bouquet of very early-blooming parentheses: )))."
Attributed to J. D. Salinger, entry #145647: "The hallmark, then, of the advanced religious, nonsectarian or any other — the hallmark most commonly identifying this person is that he very frequently behaves like a fool, even …"
5 Quotes by J. D. Salinger on Family
"Please accept from me this unpretentious bouquet of very early-blooming parentheses: )))."
"The hallmark, then, of the advanced religious, nonsectarian or any other — the hallmark most commonly identifying this person is that he very frequently behaves like a fool, even an imbecile."
"If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth."
"I'm aware that many of my friends will be saddened and shocked, or shock-saddened, over some of the chapters in The Catcher in the Rye. Some of my best friends are children. In fact, all my best friends are children. It's almost unbearable for me to realize that my book will be kept on a shelf out of their reach."
"Marriage partners are to serve each other. Elevate, help, teach, strengthen each other, but above all, serve. Raise their children honorably, lovingly and with detachment. A child is a guest in the house, to be loved and respected — never possessed, since he belongs to God. How wonderful, how sane, how beautifully difficult, and therefore true. The joy of responsibility for the first time in my life."