Ocupation: Writer
Life: January 1, 1919 - January 27, 2010
Birthday: January 1
Death: January 27
I kept picturing all these little kids in this big field of rye... If they're running and they don't look where they're going, I have to come out from somewhere and catch them.
source: 'The Catcher in the Rye' (1951) ch. 22.
topic: Running, Inspiration, Kids, Catchers, Standing On The Edge, Holden Caulfield, Holden