"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."
— J. D. Salinger

January 1, 1970

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Original Language: English

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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)