I mean how do you know what you're going to do till you do it? The ans…

J. D. Salinger
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I mean how do you know what you're going to do till you do it? The answer is, you don't. I think I am, but how do I know? I swear it's a stupid question. ✨ The Catcher in the Rye. Book by J. D. Salinger (Chapter 26), July 16, 1951.
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I mean how do you know what you're going to do till you do it? The answer is, you don't. I think I am, but how do I know? I swear it's a stupid question. ✨ The Catcher in the Rye. Book by J. D. Salinger (Chapter 26), July 16, 1951.

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