I love to write and I assure you I write regularly… But I write for myself, for my own pleasure. And I want to be left alone to do it.


Interview in The Baton Rouge Advocate (1980), as quoted in "J.D. Salinger, author of 'Catcher in the Rye,' dies" in The Washington Post (28 January 2010)

J.D. Salinger, 91; 'Catcher in the Rye' author became famous recluse[washingtonpost.com]

J. D. Salinger Quotes

I love to write and I assure you I write regularly… But I write for myself, for my own pleasure. And I want to be left alone to do it.

I love to write and I assure you I write regularly… But I write for myself, for my own pleasure. And I want to be left alone to do it.

I love to write and I assure you I write regularly… But I write for myself, for my own pleasure. And I want to be left alone to do it.

I love to write and I assure you I write regularly… But I write for myself, for my own pleasure. And I want to be left alone to do it.