"Why is it so difficult...

to assemble those things

that really matter in life

and to dwell among 

them only? 

I am referring to certain 

landscapes,

persons,

beasts,

books, 

rooms,

meteorological conditions,

fruits."

-James Salter

Memorable Days: The Selected Letters of James Salter and Robert Phelps

Do you know...

what it is

to be really intimate,

to feel safe

with someone who

will never 

betray you,

will never force

you to act

unlike yourself?

That is what

we have.

-James Salter

Light Years