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Jan 28, 2010 13:57

I'm pretty sad right now. One my great literary heroes, JD Salinger, has just died at the age of 91.

Apparently there will be no service, just as it seems he would have wanted.

"Boy, when you're dead, they really fix you up. I hope to hell when I do die somebody has sense enough to just dump me in the river or something. Anything except ( Read more... )

morbid, catcher in the rye

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mauvais_pli February 10 2010, 15:50:58 UTC
Salinger! *brofists*

I didn't post this quote - I have to admit, I don't like it very much, but I was so mopey I posted a whole medley of names and quote snippets. He was amazing.

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cyshobbitlass February 10 2010, 16:08:15 UTC
I have to admit, I have a pretty dark sense of humor and even I felt a little sketchy posting that quote but I sort of felt like it had to be done.

He was a great writer and got to create some beutiful work as well as live the solitary life he wanted so...there's some kind of comfort for me in knowing that.

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