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James A Michener Quotes

I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want to do and how you fit in. What somebody else does is of no concern whatever except as an interesting variation Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Although most of us know Vincent van Gogh in Arles and Paul Gauguin in Tahiti as if they were neighbors - somewhat disreputable but endlessly fascinating - none of us can name two French generals or department store owners of that period. I take enormous pride in considering myself an artist, one of the necessaries Picture Quote #1

Only another writer, someone who had worked his heart out on a good book which sold three thousand copies, could appreciate the thrill that overcame me one April morning in 1973 when Dean Rivers of our small college in Georgia appeared at my classroom door Picture Quote #1

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions Picture Quote #1

About a billion years ago, long before the continents had separated to define the ancient oceans, or their own outlines had been determined, a small protuberance jutted out from the northwest corner of what would later become North America Picture Quote #1

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The chief character in this narrative is the Caribbean Sea, one of the world's most alluring bodies of water, a rare gem among the oceans, defined by the islands that form a chain of lovely jewels to the north and east Picture Quote #1

Others made jest of the missionary slogan, they came to a nation in darkness; they left it in light, by pointing out: Of course they left Hawaii lighter. They stole every goddamned thing that wasn't nailed down Picture Quote #1

In a small Polish farm community, during the fall planting season of 1981, events occurred which electrified the world, sending reverberations of magnitude to capitals as diverse as Washington, Peking and especially Moscow Picture Quote #1

No invader has ever conquered the heart of Poland, that spirit which is the inheritance of sons and daughters, the private passion of families and the ancient, unbreakable tie to all those who came before Picture Quote #1

Second, after a painful gap without any king, and a furious struggle by various foreign powers to elect men favorable to them, the Seym chose a pathetic Polish incompetent, who had the good sense to die rather promptly Picture Quote #1

Things are going to go wrong, and I think we are false to life if we don't portray it. But there is also the hope that some lucky clown is going to come along and stumble into the gold mine. and I think you are also entitled to hold out that hope Picture Quote #1

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I am always interested in why young people become writers, and from talking with many I have concluded that most do not want to be writers working eight and ten hours a day and accomplishing little; they want to have been writers, garnering the rewards of having completed a best seller. They aspire to the rewards of writing but not to the travail Picture Quote #1

I live for the few minutes I can talk with a sensible human being, but every time I do, I feel worse than before Picture Quote #1

I am a humanist because I think humanity can, with constant moral guidance, create reasonably decent societies. I think that young people who want to understand the world can profit from the works of Plato and Socrates, the behaviour of the three Thomases, Aquinas, more and Jefferson - the austere analyses of Immanuel Kant and the political leadership of Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt Picture Quote #1

It was his opinion that a man had to wait until he was dead to know the meaning of God, unless he happened to have known the sea in his youth Picture Quote #1

I wondered how a man ever got an English girl into bed. What did they do with her hockey stick? Picture Quote #1

The chance emergence of the was nothing. Remember this. But its persistence and patient accumulation of stature were everything. Only by relentless effort did it establish its right to exist Picture Quote #1

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With my pen I have engraved warrants of citizenship in the most remote corners, for truly the world has been my home Picture Quote #1

It may seem contradictory, but in the languid tropics one spends more time contemplating those great good things of sound and sight and smell Picture Quote #1

I have often been mildly amused when I think that the great American novel was not written about New England or Chicago. It was written about a white whale in the South Pacific Picture Quote #1

If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home Picture Quote #1

The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality Picture Quote #1

This is the greatest evil that grows out of a wrong act. Somebody always remembers it… in an evil way Picture Quote #1

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I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want to do and how you fit in. What somebody else does is of no concern whatever except as an interesting variation (James A Michener Quotes) 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 Quotes) Although most of us know Vincent van Gogh in Arles and Paul Gauguin in Tahiti as if they were neighbors - somewhat disreputable but endlessly fascinating - none of us can name two French generals or department store owners of that period. I take enormous pride in considering myself an artist, one of the necessaries (James A Michener Quotes) Only another writer, someone who had worked his heart out on a good book which sold three thousand copies, could appreciate the thrill that overcame me one April morning in 1973 when Dean Rivers of our small college in Georgia appeared at my classroom door (James A Michener Quotes) I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions (James A Michener Quotes) About a billion years ago, long before the continents had separated to define the ancient oceans, or their own outlines had been determined, a small protuberance jutted out from the northwest corner of what would later become North America (James A Michener Quotes) The chief character in this narrative is the Caribbean Sea, one of the world's most alluring bodies of water, a rare gem among the oceans, defined by the islands that form a chain of lovely jewels to the north and east (James A Michener Quotes) Others made jest of the missionary slogan, they came to a nation in darkness; they left it in light, by pointing out: Of course they left Hawaii lighter. They stole every goddamned thing that wasn't nailed down (James A Michener Quotes) In a small Polish farm community, during the fall planting season of 1981, events occurred which electrified the world, sending reverberations of magnitude to capitals as diverse as Washington, Peking and especially Moscow (James A Michener Quotes) No invader has ever conquered the heart of Poland, that spirit which is the inheritance of sons and daughters, the private passion of families and the ancient, unbreakable tie to all those who came before (James A Michener Quotes) Second, after a painful gap without any king, and a furious struggle by various foreign powers to elect men favorable to them, the Seym chose a pathetic Polish incompetent, who had the good sense to die rather promptly (James A Michener Quotes) Things are going to go wrong, and I think we are false to life if we don't portray it. But there is also the hope that some lucky clown is going to come along and stumble into the gold mine. and I think you are also entitled to hold out that hope (James A Michener Quotes) I am always interested in why young people become writers, and from talking with many I have concluded that most do not want to be writers working eight and ten hours a day and accomplishing little; they want to have been writers, garnering the rewards of having completed a best seller. They aspire to the rewards of writing but not to the travail (James A Michener Quotes) I live for the few minutes I can talk with a sensible human being, but every time I do, I feel worse than before (James A Michener Quotes) I am a humanist because I think humanity can, with constant moral guidance, create reasonably decent societies. I think that young people who want to understand the world can profit from the works of Plato and Socrates, the behaviour of the three Thomases, Aquinas, more and Jefferson - the austere analyses of Immanuel Kant and the political leadership of Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt (James A Michener Quotes) It was his opinion that a man had to wait until he was dead to know the meaning of God, unless he happened to have known the sea in his youth (James A Michener Quotes) I wondered how a man ever got an English girl into bed. What did they do with her hockey stick? (James A Michener Quotes) The chance emergence of the was nothing. Remember this. But its persistence and patient accumulation of stature were everything. Only by relentless effort did it establish its right to exist (James A Michener Quotes) With my pen I have engraved warrants of citizenship in the most remote corners, for truly the world has been my home (James A Michener Quotes) It may seem contradictory, but in the languid tropics one spends more time contemplating those great good things of sound and sight and smell (James A Michener Quotes) I have often been mildly amused when I think that the great American novel was not written about New England or Chicago. It was written about a white whale in the South Pacific (James A Michener Quotes) If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home (James A Michener Quotes) 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 Quotes) This is the greatest evil that grows out of a wrong act. Somebody always remembers it… in an evil way (James A Michener Quotes)

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