I used to think she was quite intelligent , in my stupidity. The reaso…

J. D. Salinger
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I used to think she was quite intelligent , in my stupidity. The reason I did was because she knew quite a lot about the theater and plays and literature and all that stuff. If somebody knows quite a lot about all those things, it takes you quite a while to find out whether they're really stupid or not. ✨ J. D. SALINGER (1951). THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
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