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3 quotes from Franny and Zooey

• "The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one."
• "If you want to stay alive, you have to say that stuff. You have to let the other guy know you're still alive and still living."
• "I am not going to let the world kill me. I have to keep going, doing everything I can to stay alive."

Author: J.D. Salinger

Jerome David Salinger, an iconic American writer best known for his novel "The Catcher in the Rye" (1951), profoundly explored themes of adolescent turmoil and sensitivity. Born and raised in New York City, he began crafting short stories in high school and gained recognition during the early 1940s. His breakthrough came with "A Perfect Day for Bananafish," published in The New Yorker in 1948, which solidified his literary reputation. Salinger's portrayal of alienation and loss of innocence, particularly through the character of Holden Caulfield, resonated deeply with young readers and led to widespread acclaim, with the novel selling approximately a quarter of a million copies annually. Despite his success, Salinger became a recluse, limiting his public appearances and publishing infrequently after 1965. His notable works include the short story collection "Nine Stories" (1953), the novella and stories comprising "Franny and Zooey" (1961), and the dual novellas "Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction" (1963). After his last piece appeared in 1965, Salinger grappled with the challenges of fame and privacy until his death in 2010 in Cornish, New Hampshire.