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" Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness for his mother. "
Patricia Highsmith
Mother
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He
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" I think J.D. Salinger is correct in granting no interviews, and in making no speeches. "
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" I hope it will be set in California. In a way, I made a mistake, because a New Jersey policeman can't operate that way in New York. But in California, he can move between different counties. "
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" I hated cracking the whip, and these juries turn into political things. "
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" That wasn't a bad price for a first book. My agent upped it as much as possible. I was 27 and had nothing behind me. I was working like a fool to earn a living and pay for my apartment. "
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" For neither life nor nature cares if justice is ever done or not. "
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