James Salter Quotes

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 be naked on earth.

James Salter

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 10, 1925 - June 19, 2015

Topics

PastManBookEarthNothingNaked

The main long-run contribution monetary policy can make is to provide a stable macroeconomic and financial environment.

Jerome Powell

FinancialEnvironmentContribution

I had a very, very difficult relationship with my mother, who was supremely self-centred. She was hilariously self-centred. She did not really take interest in anything that didn't immediately affect her.

John Cleese

MotherRelationshipSheDifficult

It's understanding the intention of a composer that allows a producer and an arranger to make those moments speak.

Michael Bolton

SpeakUnderstandingMomentsIntention

I'll cover just about anything - except for a Kid Rock song.

Stephen Malkmus

SongRockKidAnythingJustCover

Yes, I was going to law school and it was closed in '69.

Ruben Blades

SchoolLawYesGoingLaw School

Black Lives Matter is the culmination of racial divide. They're nothing more than the last socially acceptable hate group in America.

Milo Yiannopoulos

HateBlackAmericaGroupNothing

If we as writers could predict what readers grab on to, we would write it.

Lois Lowry

PredictWriteWouldGrabReaders

As a kid, I spent an awful lot of time pretending I was somebody else. I think growing up in the 1980s wasn't very exciting so you kind of create this secret life of an alternate person. You pretend to be whatever you need to be that day, so you live in that dream world.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

LifeLiveTimeDayGrowing UpWorld

For the first time in my career, I'm working in a fine-arts arena, so I'm finally getting some intelligent reviews.

Joni Mitchell

TimeCareerIntelligentFirst Time

I cut grass, I did yard work, I did roofing, I cleaned basements to take care of my family.

Chris Gardner

WorkFamilyCareTake CareGrass

There was a solid year and a half, perhaps two years, after making 'Temple Grandin,' when I didn't do anything. I just didn't have much patience for roles that were silly, or light, or inconsequential.

Claire Danes

PatienceLightYearSillyTemple

King Charles II liked women's company and well as making love to them.

Antonia Fraser

LoveWomenKingCompanyWellMaking

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