All James Salter Quotes
- He liked to read with the silence and the golden color of the whiskey as his companions. He liked food, people, talk, but reading was… Color
- I write in longhand. I am accustomed to that proximity, that feel of writing. Then I sit down and type. Accustomed
- The whole joy of writing comes from the opportunity to go over it and make it good, one way or another. From
- In a certain sense, a writer is an exile, an outsider, always reporting on things, and it is part of his life to keep on… Certain
- On the Internet, everyone is writing. There is a great flowering of writing. Everyone
- West Pointers tend to be rigorously honest - more than necessary, in my view. Honest
- I like aristocracy. I like the beauty of aristocracy. I like the hierarchical feeling. Aristocracy
- You can write about other people and their ideas and life without having lived it, but even your perception of that is going to be… Colored
- If you write enough, you begin to learn to do things. But in a way, you do start from zero each time. Begin
- In 1957, I decided: write or perish. Decided
- There came a time when I felt I was not going to be satisfied with life unless I could write. Came
- My ideal is a book that is perfect on every page, that gives you tremendous aesthetic joy on every page. I suppose I am trying… Aesthetic
- Man was very fortunate to have invented the book. Without it, the past would completely vanish, and we would be left with nothing, we would… Book