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James A. Michener Quotes

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

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Author Details:
Type:
Novelist Quotes
Category:
American Novelist Quotes
Date of Birth:
February 3, 1907
Date of Death:
October 16, 1997
Nationality:
American
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Select James A. Michener Quotations:
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

It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.
James A. Michener

Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.
James A. Michener

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

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

I was a Navy officer writing about Navy problems and I simply stole this lovely Army nurse and popped her into a Navy uniform, where she has done very well for herself.
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.
James A. Michener


Quote Keywords:

Emotions, Human, Love, Swing, Tangle, Words, Writing
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