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Any book that can help you survive the slings and arrows of adolescence is a book to love for life; 'The Catcher in the Rye' did just that, and I still do love it.

'Catcher in the Rye' changed my life when I was a kid. I read it as I was a boy turning into a man, and I was so fascinated by the values. I believe in it.

I really like The Catcher in the Rye a lot.

The adolescent protagonist is one of the hallmarks of American literature.

I got my first whiff of what big-time adult literature was all about when I was in 8th grade. I got it from Mark Linn-Baker. You know - the guy from 'Perfect Strangers.'

I've never read a young adult novel, though. I'm sure I would love it, but I've never read one.

Catcher in the Rye had a profound impact on me-the idea that we all have lots of dreams that are slowly being chipped away as we grow up.

I've always been interested in violence, even as a teenager. I loved 'Helter Skelter' and books like that.

I don't really see any barrier between teenage fiction and adult literature.

Adolescence is the most Technicolor time in our lives. It's the time when adulthood is new and we care most about it. It contains the highs and lows that excite me as a writer.