A Quote by J. D. Salinger

who wants flowers when youre dead? nobody.

J. D. Salinger

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Dead Flowers Nobody Wants

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J. D. Salinger
American - Writer
January 1, 1919 - January 27, 2010

Boy, when you're dead, they really fix you up. I hope to hell when I do die somebody has sense enough to just dump me in the river or something. Anything except sticking me in a goddam cemetery. People coming and putting a bunch of flowers on your stomach on Sunday, and all that crap. Who wants flowers when you're dead?

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