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Life is a gift horse in my opinion.
— J.D. Salinger ‧ Nine Stories
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An editorial interpretation.
Salinger's speaker calls life a gift horse, echoing the saying about never looking one in the mouth. In their opinion, life is something given, so you shouldn't pick at it. It's a quiet nudge toward gratitude over fault-finding.
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