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James Salter Quotes - Page 3

Life passes into pages if it passes into anything.

James Salter (2013). “Burning the Days”, p.150, Pan Macmillan

We were moderate, we will never know what it is to spill out our lives.

James Salter (2011). “Light Years”, p.36, Vintage

I like to write about certain things that if they are not written about are not going to exist.

"The Last Book" by Nick Paumgarten, www.newyorker.com. April 15, 2013.

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

Interview with Thad Ziolkowski, www.interviewmagazine.com. April 1, 2013.

I am afraid of him, of all men who are successful in love.

James Salter (1995). “A Sport and a Pastime”

It's just that it's hard to believe in greatness.

James Salter (2011). “Light Years”, p.300, Vintage

Happiness is often at its most intense when it is based on inequality.

"James Salter: The Greatest Writer You've Never Read" by Alex Bilmes, www.esquire.com. August 21, 2015.

On the Internet, everyone is writing. There is a great flowering of writing.

"James Salter: the forgotten hero of American literature". Interview with Rachel Cooke, www.theguardian.com. May 11, 2013.