I'm known as a strange, aloof kind of man. But all I'm doing is trying…

J. D. Salinger
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I'm known as a strange, aloof kind of man. But all I'm doing is trying to protect myself and my work. ✨ J. D. Salinger (2016). J. D. Salinger: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations, p.32, Melville House
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