Author: James A. Michener

Quotes

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

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

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

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

Honest to God, I do all the research on these books myself.

Honest to God, I do all the research on these books myself.

- 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

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

- 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

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

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