Two Cultural Icons Down, And Counting

J.D. Salinger, at 91, is gone. But in truth, he's been gone for more than 40 years. His writing, however, is embedded in the culture whether or not we like it or recognize it when we see it.

"I mean how do you know what you're going to do till you do it?" he reasons. "The answer is, you don't. I think I am, but how do I know? I swear it's a stupid question."

I really love this part:

Salinger's alleged adoration of children apparently did not extend to his own. In 2000, daughter Margaret Salinger's "Dreamcatcher" portrayed the writer as an unpleasant recluse who drank his own urine and spoke in tongues.