To Holden, a phony is not simply a liar. "I'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life," Holden says. "It's awful." He uses the term for people who try too hard to fit in.

Holden looked at his watch. Noticeably but not too noticeably. He never wanted to hurt Leon, who was doing his best, more's the pity. "Geez," he said, "Wouldya look at the time!

Reclusive author J.D. Salinger has never written a sequel to his best-known book, Catcher in the Rye. But that doesn't mean he wants someone else doing it. Salinger's lawyers filed suit this week ...