It was just terrible! And the worst part was, I knew what a bore I was…

J. D. Salinger
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It was just terrible! And the worst part was, I knew what a bore I was being, I knew how I was depressing people, or even hurting their feelings- but I just couldn't stop! I just could not stop picking!
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I was surrounded by phonies...They were coming in the goddam window.
Many, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some of them kept records of their troubles. ✨ J. D. SALINGER (1951). THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
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Grand. There's a word I really hate. It's a phony. I could puke every time I hear it. ✨ J. D. SALINGER (1951). THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
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It was just terrible! And the worst part was, I knew what a bore I was being, I knew how I was depressing people, or even hurting their feelings- but I just couldn't stop! I just could not stop picking!

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