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1962 response from Salinger to a college freshman asking for writing advice. J.D.’s suggestion?

For me, before anything else, you’re a young man who needs a new typewriter ribbon. See that fact, and don’t attach more significance to it than it deserves, and then get on with the rest of the day.

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    1962 response from Salinger to a college freshman asking for writing advice. J.D.’s suggestion?

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    I’m with you on that one.

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    If only Salinger knew Grunst…

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    Mr. Stevens’s response: “Dick.”

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    I think I need Salinger to give me advice.

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