It's just more words. Imagine the book that you would want to read and then go write it
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Whit Burnett:
I got an eye. I can spot talent coming a mile away. Saroyan, Cheever, Caldwell, I discovered them all. Of course, it would be nice if somebody discovered me. Jerry Salinger:
Hey, come on, you've been published. Whit Burnett:
I not only discovered them, I shaped them, I challenged them. [Pointing at his flat] Whit Burnett:
This is me. [On the stairs] Whit Burnett:
You should continue to write about Holden, but not as a short story. Jerry Salinger:
Well, hang on, wait, wait, wait, wait. What do you mean? Whit Burnett:
I think Holden Caulfield is a novel. Jerry Salinger:
No, no, I couldn't write a whole novel. I'm a dash man, not a miler. Whit Burnett:
You only say that because you're lazy. Holden Caulfield deserves an entire book all on his own. Jerry Salinger:
A novel's a lot of words. Whit Burnett:
It's just more words. Imagine the book that you would want to read and then go write it
I got an eye. I can spot talent coming a mile away. Saroyan, Cheever, Caldwell, I discovered them all. Of course, it would be nice if somebody discovered me. Jerry Salinger:
Hey, come on, you've been published. Whit Burnett:
I not only discovered them, I shaped them, I challenged them. [Pointing at his flat] Whit Burnett:
This is me. [On the stairs] Whit Burnett:
You should continue to write about Holden, but not as a short story. Jerry Salinger:
Well, hang on, wait, wait, wait, wait. What do you mean? Whit Burnett:
I think Holden Caulfield is a novel. Jerry Salinger:
No, no, I couldn't write a whole novel. I'm a dash man, not a miler. Whit Burnett:
You only say that because you're lazy. Holden Caulfield deserves an entire book all on his own. Jerry Salinger:
A novel's a lot of words. Whit Burnett:
It's just more words. Imagine the book that you would want to read and then go write it
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I not only discovered them
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I shaped them I challenged them
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This is me
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You should continue to write about Holden
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but not as a short story
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Well hang on wait wait wait wait
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What do you mean
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I think Holden Caulfield is a novel
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No no I couldn't write a whole novel
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I'm a dash man not a miler
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You only say that because you're lazy
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Holden Caulfield deserves an entire book all on his own
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A novel's a lot of words
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It's just more words
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Imagine the book that you would want to read
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and then go write it
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Movie Summary
The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, "The Catcher in the Rye".
Actors
Whit Burnett
Jerry Salinger
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