Sometimes you get tired of riding in taxicabs the same way you get tir…

J. D. Salinger
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Sometimes you get tired of riding in taxicabs the same way you get tired riding in elevators. All of a sudden, you have to walk, no matter how far or how high up. ✨ J. D. SALINGER (1951). THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
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Sometimes you get tired of riding in taxicabs the same way you get tired riding in elevators. All of a sudden, you have to walk, no matter how far or how high up. ✨ J. D. SALINGER (1951). THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

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