“An artist’s only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else’s.” - J.D Salinger (1919-2010) J.D. Salinger doesn’t sound like the kind of guy I’d want to have a beer with, but Catcher in the Rye was one of the first novels that really struck a chord with me. I’ve read it several times at different stages in my life and it took on a slightly different meaning with each read. Good art evolves and remains relevent when the culture around it changes. Its originality might make you uncomfortable. Its gratification is a process, sometimes a struggle. It usually polarizes its audience. Great art does all these things. R.I.P. J.D.

“An artist’s only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else’s.” - J.D Salinger (1919-2010)

J.D. Salinger doesn’t sound like the kind of guy I’d want to have a beer with, but Catcher in the Rye was one of the first novels that really struck a chord with me. I’ve read it several times at different stages in my life and it took on a slightly different meaning with each read. Good art evolves and remains relevent when the culture around it changes. Its originality might make you uncomfortable. Its gratification is a process, sometimes a struggle. It usually polarizes its audience. Great art does all these things. R.I.P. J.D.