If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably w…

J. D. Salinger
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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. ✨ 'The Catcher in the Rye' (1951) ch. 1
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