James Salter Quote

Writing is not a science, and of course there are exceptions, but every writer I know and admire has essentially drawn either from his own life or his knowledge of things in life. Great dialogue, for instance, is very difficult to invent. Almost all great books have actual people in them.


The Paris Review (Summer 1993)


Writing is not a science, and of course there are exceptions, but every writer I know and admire has essentially drawn either from his own life or...

Writing is not a science, and of course there are exceptions, but every writer I know and admire has essentially drawn either from his own life or...

Writing is not a science, and of course there are exceptions, but every writer I know and admire has essentially drawn either from his own life or...

Writing is not a science, and of course there are exceptions, but every writer I know and admire has essentially drawn either from his own life or...