Quote by J. D. Salinger

I don't really deeply feel that anyone needs an airtight reason for quoting from the works of writers he loves, but it's always nice, I'll grant you, if he has one.

I don't really deeply feel that anyone needs an airtight rea

Summary

This quote highlights the idea that there doesn't necessarily have to be a profound reason for quoting from the works of beloved writers. While it may not be essential, it is indeed preferable to have a purpose behind it. A reason allows for a deeper appreciation and understanding of the quote, lending it additional meaning and significance. Having a motive behind quoting from admired authors adds a touch of purpose and intentionality to the act.

Topics

By J. D. Salinger

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

One chance, One life. Make it or screw it up, it's your choi

One chance, One life. Make it or screw it up, it's your choice. Don't wait to long or your time will be up.

Inspirational Inspirational Life

It's very hard to make arguments about the effects of clonin

It's very hard to make arguments about the effects of cloning on family relations if family relations are in tatters.

Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate j

Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls Who steals my purse steals trash 'tis something, nothing 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him And makes me poor indeed.

William Shakespeare

Carl took on the military-industrial complex. He campaigned

Carl took on the military-industrial complex. He campaigned around the world for an end to the production of weapons of mass destruction. To him it was a perversion of science.

In terms of fitness and battling through cancer, exercise he

In terms of fitness and battling through cancer, exercise helps you stay strong physically and mentally.

The failure of women to have reached positions of leadership

The failure of women to have reached positions of leadership has been due in large part to social and professional discrimination.

Rosalyn S. Yalow

Thus we see that the all important thing is not killing or g

Thus we see that the all important thing is not killing or giving life, drinking or not drinking, living in the town or the country, being unlucky or lucky, winning or losing. It is how we win, how we lose, how we live or die, finally, how we choose.

There cannot be a God because if there were one, I could not

There cannot be a God because if there were one, I could not believe that I was not He.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Judgment comes from experience and great judgment comes from

Judgment comes from experience and great judgment comes from bad experience.

Life for the European is a career; for the American it is a

Life for the European is a career; for the American it is a hazard.

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

Will looked as if he were being asked to believe in somethin

Will looked as if he were being asked to believe in something impossible snow in summertime, a London winter without rain.

Cassandra Clare

Will Herondale Tessa Gray Heartbreaking