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Some stories, my property, have been stolen. Someone's appropriated them. It's an illicit act. It's unfair. Suppose you had a coat you liked, and somebody went into your closet and stole it. That's how I feel.
J. D. Salinger
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"Some stories, my property, have been stolen. Someone's appropriated them. It's an illicit act. It's unfair. Suppose you had a coat you liked, and somebody went into your closet and stole it. That's how I feel."
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Some stories, my property, have been stolen. Someone's appropriated them. It's an illicit act. It's unfair. Suppose you had a coat you liked, and somebody went into your closet and stole it. That's how I feel. — J. D. Salinger

About J. D. Salinger

J. D. Salinger was a Novelist from United States (1919–2010).

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Who said "Some stories, my property, have been stolen. Someone's appropriated them. It's…"?
This quote is attributed to J. D. Salinger, a Novelist from United States.
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J. D. Salinger lived from 1919 – 2010.