James Salter Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

James Salter quotes and sayings page 3 (novelist). Here's quote # 21 through 30 out of the 33 we have.

“I always knew writing a novel was a great thing.”

“I don't fear death. I'm not obsessed with it the way everybody else seems to be.”

“I write in longhand. I am accustomed to that proximity, that feel of writing. Then I sit down and type.”

“I've always said that I felt women are more heroic.”

“The whole joy of writing comes from the opportunity to go over it and make it good, one way or another.”

“There came a time when I felt I was not going to be satisfied with life unless I could write.”

“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 have said many times I don't want to be considered one who once flew fighters. That's not who I am. I devoted the subsequent 50 years - more - to writing.”

“It was not until I began to write a book called 'Light Years' that an editor really stepped in. The editor was Joe Fox at Random House, and he wound up editing a subsequent book.”

“My first book was published without any editorial advice. Nobody said, 'You might do this or that,' or 'Why don't we see more of this.' I merely took the book and published it.”