James Salter Quotes

James Salter — American Novelist born on June 10, 1925, died on June 19, 2015

James Arnold Horowitz, better known as James Salter, his pen name and later-adopted legal name, was an American novelist and short-story writer. Originally a career officer and pilot in the United States Air Force, he resigned from the military in 1957 following the successful publication of his first novel, The Hunters... (wikipedia)

I like aristocracy. I like the beauty of aristocracy. I like the hierarchical feeling.

Your parents are the parents you know best. Your brother and sister, if you have them, are the brother and sister you know best. They may not be the ones you like the best. They may not be the most interesting, but they are the closest and probably the clearest to you.

I always knew writing a novel was a great thing.

I don't hold myself dictated to by what everyone is saying, by the tabloids or popular opinion. I don't like bourgeois values. I say you find your own way to live.

I wasted time writing films. I don't look back on those years as lost, but it wasn't what I should have been doing.

James Salter Quotes

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