1. “People never notice anything.” —Holden Caulfield

2. “All morons hate it when you call them a moron.” “All morons hate it when you call them a moron.”

3. J.D. Salinger Born January 1, 1919 Born January 1, 1919 Raised in the Bronx, NY, young writer Raised in the Bronx, NY, young writer Served in WWII, traumatic stress Served in WWII, traumatic stress Recluse, nothing published since 1965 Recluse, nothing published since 1965

4. “I don't even know what I was running for - I guess I just felt like it.” “I don't even know what I was running for - I guess I just felt like it.”

5. “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” Published 1948 in The New Yorker Published 1948 in The New Yorker Critically-acclaimed Critically-acclaimed Shell-shocked WWII veteran Shell-shocked WWII veteran Similar to Fitzgerald, Hemingway, other Modernists Similar to Fitzgerald, Hemingway, other Modernists

6. “It was that kind of a crazy afternoon, terrifically cold, and no sun out or anything, and you felt like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road.” “It was that kind of a crazy afternoon, terrifically cold, and no sun out or anything, and you felt like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road.”

7. The Catcher in the Rye Published 1951 Published 1951 Immediate success, more public attention—and scrutiny Immediate success, more public attention—and scrutiny For adults, but about teen angst, adolescent alienation, loss of innocence: modern consciousness For adults, but about teen angst, adolescent alienation, loss of innocence: modern consciousness Widely read, but controversial Widely read, but controversial

8. “People always think something's all true.” “People always think something's all true.”