Author: James A. Michener

Quotes

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

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

I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.

I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.

- James A. Michener

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

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

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

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

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.

- 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

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