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In my mind, I'm probably the biggest sex maniac you ever saw.
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
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After I go out this door, I may only exist in the minds of all my acquaintances…I may be an orange peel.
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Give me an honest con man any day.
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People never notice anything.
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I was sixteen then, and I'm seventeen now, and sometimes I act like I'm about thirteen. Sometimes, I act a lot older than I am--I really do. But people never notice it. People never notice anything.
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