"If you really want to hear about it,

the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth."

If you really want to hear about it, I have a few things to say. I know what it's like to be surrounded by phonies and fakes, and I know what it's like to be the wallflower in a crowded room. I know what it's like to say sad good-bys and bad good-bys, and I know what it's like to grow up too soon. If you really want to hear about it, I'll say it loud and clear -

I know what it's like to be Holden Caulfield.
And if you really want to hear about it, I'll write about it here.