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"Among other things, you'll find that you're not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior. You're by no means alone on that score, you'll be excited and stimulated to know. Many, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some of them kept records of their troubles. You'll learn from them - if you want to. Just as someday, if you have something to offer, someone will learn something from you. It's a beautiful reciprocal arrangement. And it isn't education. It's history. It's poetry."
~J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye















Bejn Jonathon Xander on Jan 30, 2010, 2:29 pm
I love The Catcher In The Rye. I always loved JD Salinger, particularly because he wrote one fantastic novel and then..... nothing! A self imposed exile.
Marshman on Jan 29, 2010, 8:20 am
What a great book that was...and to think I read it kicking and fussing in Mr. Elliott's 8th grade English class....
sisterjulia on Jan 29, 2010, 5:37 am
That's a gorgeous passage.
Edro on Jan 28, 2010, 8:41 pm
Rich words!