James A. Michener
James A. Michener
James Albert Michenerwas an American author of more than 40 books, the majority of which were fictional, lengthy family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history. Michener was known for the popularity of his works; he had numerous bestsellers and works selected for Book of the Month Club. He was also known for his meticulous research behind the books...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth3 February 1907
CountryUnited States of America
. . . Luddites were those frenzied traditionalists of the early 19th century who toured [England] wrecking new weaving machines on the theory that if they were destroyed . . . old jobs and old ways of life could be preserved . . . At certain times in his life each man is tempted to become a Luddite, for there is always something he would like to go back to. But to be against all change-against change in the abstract-is folly.
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.
No idea is ever dead until those who believe in it say it's dead.
On 24 October 1944 Planet Earth was following its orbit about the sun as it has obediently done for nearly five billion years.
No man leaves where he is and seeks a distant place unless he is in some respect a failure.
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.
I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.
I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.
I have never thought of myself as a good writer. Anyone who wants reassurance of that should read one of my first drafts. But I'm one of the world's great rewriters.
Writers turn dreams into print.
A nation becomes what its young people read in their youth. Its ideals are fashioned then, its goals strongly determined.
a soldier lives always for the next battle, because he knows that before it arrives impossible changes can occur in his favor.
The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality.
It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.