30 Quotes & Sayings By James Salter
Born in France in 1922, James Salter, the son of a French father and American mother, grew up in New York City. After graduating from Harvard, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was an actor on Broadway before moving to Paris in 1948
His first novel, "A Sport and a Pastime," was published in 1952. The publication of his second novel, "The Hunters," followed in 1958 and made him one of America’s most respected and celebrated literary figures.