I mean they don't seem able to love us just the way we are.… - J. D. Salinger

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I mean they don't seem able to love us just the way we are. They don't seem able to love us unless they can keep changing us a little bit. They love their reasons for loving us almost as much as they love us, and most of the time more.

J. D. Salinger

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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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They love their reasons for loving us almost as much as they love us, and most of the time more. It's not so good, that way.

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