If you do something too good, then, after a while, if you d… - J. D. Salinger

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If you do something too good, then, after a while, if you don't watch it, you start showing off. And then you're not as good any more.

J. D. Salinger
The Catcher in the Rye

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Jerome David Salinger (1 January 1919 – 27 January 2010) was an American author, most famous for his novel The Catcher in the Rye.

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Native Name: Jerome David Salinger

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