James Salter Quotes

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 by what you know and what you experience. And this is undeniable.

James Salter

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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LifeExperiencePeopleIdeasYou

I get a lot of letters, mostly from family members who have been affected by cancer rather than young people themselves. I reply to them all.

Jenny Downham

FamilyPeopleYoungLettersReply

The Devil, of course, must have been or must be a very charming person.

Max von Sydow

DevilPersonCharmingMustBeen

Back in high school, I went on dates, but I was too focused on my career. My parents were like, 'It's nice to have a boyfriend, but it's even nicer to own your house when you're 21.'

Amber Riley

DatingSchoolParentsHigh School

I used to sit on Saturday nights, and I would watch 'All in the Family' with my family.

Rose Abdoo

FamilySaturdayWatchSitUsed

We've continued to expand the overall footprint of Ulta Beauty both physically and digitally in so many ways.

Mary Dillon

BeautyExpandManyBothPhysically

I meet with people in the industry on an ongoing basis.

Mike Johanns

PeopleMeetIndustryBasisOngoing

When '12 Years a Slave' got that much attention, everyone started to copy that. That story has to be told, but there are a lot more stories to be told than slavery.

Louis Gossett, Jr.

SlaveryStoryAttentionCopyMore

Stand-up is kind of like my home base, and doing stand-up in New York is what I like doing most.

Judah Friedlander

HomeNew YorkDoingNewKindLike

All I know is it was incredible watching Robert Downey Jr. bring Chaplin to life. Talk about weight-lifting!

Diane Lane

LifeKnowTalkWatchingBringAbout

I grew up in a neighborhood that was surrounded by farms. There was a horse farm behind me and dairy farms on either side.

Chris Carmack

MeHorseFarmUpSideNeighborhood

The whole idea of being mesmerized and not in control of your own actions is fascinating and a little spooky. I remember hearing about someone who'd gone to a magic act, and a person in the audience had become hypnotized by observing too closely what magician was doing on stage, and thought it was spooky to lose your consciousness that way.

Chris Van Allsburg

ControlThoughtSomeoneDoingMagic

'Shaka' is my catchphrase. Emeril got 'bam,' I got 'Shaka.'

Coolio

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