If anything he lived a full life, even though he never did take his own advise. He died at the age of 91 on January 28th 2010 alone in his home in New Hampshire. Fans of his would gather around his house on a daily basis to try and talk to him. But he lived the life of a hermit and seldom went outdoors at all. The last time anyone got an interview with him was when he was in court trying to stop the publication of an unauthorized sequel to Cather in the Rye. Other then that he never spoke to the media or to many, if any, of his fans. The only quotes left behind him are that of his stories, there are rumors that he had been writing various pie