"I believed my story would be helpful to young women my daughter's age, who are still in the process of forming themselves as women, and in need of encouragement to remain true to themselves."

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"I continued to protect him with my silence."

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"Long after Salinger sent me away, I continued to believe his standards and expectations were the best ones."

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"Although Salinger had long since cut me out of his life completely and made it plain that he had nothing but contempt for me, the thought of becoming the object of his wrath was more than I felt ready to take on."

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"My job is writing. I get paid to do it. When was the last time you heard someone challenge a doctor for making money off of cancer?"

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