Life is painful and disappointing. It is useless, therefore, to write new realistic novels. We generally know where we stand in relation to reality and don’t care to know any more.

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The quote, “Life is painful and disappointing. It is useless, therefore, to write new realistic novels. We generally know where we stand in relation to reality and don’t care to know any more” was said by the writer J.D. Salinger in his novel, The Catcher in the Rye .

He was said this quote in response to the fact that people who write about real life situations are considered morons. They are not written to entertain anyone, they are written to tell someone something they don’t already know. An example of this would be when people depict alcoholism or drug addiction in their books.

Source: H.p. Lovecraft: Against The World, Against Life

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