“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