No, no, no guys. Not *Buddy*. "A yellow cotton dress I loved because it was too long for her. I still have a lemon-yellow mark on the palm of my right hand. Oh, God, if I'm anything by a clinical name, I'm a kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy." How could it be anyone but Seymour. (From his diary as quoted in RHTRBC.) --Bruce PS: will, thanks for the Stevens link. I need to read that guy! What think ye of the Joan Richardson [believe that's her name] bio? -----Original Message----- From: William Hochman <wh14@is9.nyu.edu> To: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu <bananafish@lists.nyu.edu> Date: Monday, September 27, 1999 6:31 PM Subject: Re: how to get published and the movies >Yes, you are right--somehow Buddy saying it makes sense--but imagining >Salinger saying something so revealing...well, thanks, will > >On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, Sundeep Dougal wrote: > >> >> >> > Mr. Woo, I'm wondering if you could tell us where the quote from >> Salinger >> > came from...I've heard it before but doubted he actually said >> that...will >> >> That paranoic in reverse, one? I think S:AI. >> Buddy, I think. >> > >