I think that one of these days, he said, you're going to have to find …

J. D. Salinger
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I think that one of these days, he said, you're going to have to find out where you want to go. And then you've got to start going there. But immediately. You can't afford to lose a minute. Not you. ✨ J.D. Salinger (1951). The Catcher in the Rye
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I think that one of these days, he said, you're going to have to find out where you want to go. And then you've got to start going there. But immediately. You can't afford to lose a minute. Not you. ✨ J.D. Salinger (1951). The Catcher in the Rye

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