In a message dated 97-11-15 19:00:26 EST, you write: << Of all the ideas I've had about why Salinger quit publishing his work, nothing seems as stark and obvious as how damned depressing it must be to find oneself inhabiting the person of Buddy Glass. --tim o'connor >> It's all there, you know? The reason to quit publishing, and the reason to keep it up. You quit doing it for yourself and your ideals, and just do it for the fat lady :) Jim