Give me a story that just makes me unreasonably vigilant. Keep me up till five only because all your stars are out, and for no other reason. - J. D. Salinger

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Give me a story that just makes me unreasonably vigilant. Keep me up till five only because all your stars are out, and for no other reason.

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About J. D. Salinger

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

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Photo by Lotte Jacobi, per a credit in the bottom-left corner of the original dust jacket's back cover. Published by Little, Brown and Company (Public domain / CC0)

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Native Name: Jerome David Salinger
Alternative Names: Jerome Salinger

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