Author: James A. Michener

Quotes

If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit with dignity all the days of his life.

If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit with dignity all the days of his life.

- James A. Michener

They were a group of two dozen nurses completely surrounded by 100,000 unattached American men.

They were a group of two dozen nurses completely surrounded by 100,000 unattached American men.

- James A. Michener

The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality.

The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality.

- James A. Michener

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

- James A. Michener

The really great writers are people like Emily Bronte who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination.

The really great writers are people like Emily Bronte who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination.

- James A. Michener

It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.

It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.

- James A. Michener

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.

- James A. Michener

An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.

An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.

- James A. Michener

For this is the journey that men and women make, to find themselves. If they fail in this, it doesn't matter much else what they find.

For this is the journey that men and women make, to find themselves. If they fail in this, it doesn't matter much else what they find.

- James A. Michener

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