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That's the whole trouble. You can't ever find a place that's nice and peaceful, because there isn't any.
J. D. Salinger
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J. D. Salinger
Age: 91 †
Born: 1919
Born: January 1
Died: 2010
Died: January 27
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Jerome David Salinger
Jerome Salinger
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