James Salter Quotes

The notion that anything can be invented wholly and that these invented things are classified as 'fiction' and that other writing, presumably not made up, is called 'nonfiction' strikes me as a very arbitrary separation of things.

James Salter

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MeWritingSeparationUpAnything

I don't think anybody should get married before they're 30. You're too young to really know yourself.

Jeremy London

YourselfThinkYouKnow YourselfGet

I'm technically a vegan, but I do eat egg if it's in things.

Mayim Bialik

EggEatThingsVeganTechnically

The guitar l learned on was probably worth $4 or something, but it was priceless to me. It meant so much.

John McLaughlin

MeGuitarWorthSomethingMuch

I'm grateful to the creative allies behind 'UnReal' who are willing to stand behind disenfranchised communities of people worldwide and help to tell their stories.

Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

GratefulCreativePeopleStandHelp

I think about that 'empty' space a lot. That emptiness is what allows for something to actually evolve in a natural way. I've had to learn that over the years - because one of the traps of being an artist is to always want to be creating, always wanting to produce.

Meredith Monk

SpaceThinkLearnArtistCreating

I haven't swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool.

Michael Phelps

PoolTryOutsideRiversKeepAny

I feel like life is really short, and it's important to enjoy yourself and embrace whatever comes your way, whether it's a challenging day or a great day, just welcome it with open arms. No matter who you are, you can't escape challenges; they are part of life.

Miranda Kerr

LifeGreatDayYourselfWelcomeYou

One motivation for the 'Soul Train' awards was the grumbling that all of us in the industry have heard about the way black music tends to be viewed as a secondary phenomenon by the other awards shows.

Don Cornelius

MusicSoulBlackMotivationTrain

One of the last things that my dad and I discussed, and it sticks with me today, is that he no longer believed in the concept of Good Guy/Bad Guy. He believed in the idea that one guy is trying to beat the other. However, he would say, 'You can be a Good Guy/Bad Guy, or you can just be a star.'

Cody Rhodes

GoodTodayMeTryingYouSay

Life and death are important. Don't suffer them in vain.

Bodhidharma

LifeDeathLife And DeathImportant

I feel like I'm neither a girl nor a boy. I don't feel like a man.

Ariel Pink

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If humans want to see the same types of people over and over, that's what industries will give us. If we want to see something different, that's what they'll have to give us.

Winnie Harlow

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