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
They were a group of two dozen nurses completely surrounded by 100,000 unattached American men.
Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.
I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.
If your book doesn't keep you up nights when you are writing it, it won't keep anyone up nights reading it.
I was born to a woman I never knew and raised by another who took in orphans. I do not know my background, my lineage, my biological or cultural heritage. But when I meet someone new, I treat them with respect.... For after all, they could be my people.
Public libraries have been a mainstay of my life. They represent an individual's right to acquire knowledge; they are the sinews that bind civilized societies the world over. Without libraries, I would be a pauper, intellectually and spiritually.
A nation becomes what its young people read in their youth. Its ideals are fashioned then, its goals strongly determined.
I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.
It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.
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.
I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.
Rampaging horsemen can conquer; only the city can civilize.
[The church's] job is to provide permanent solace and spiritual leadership to the people as a whole, whatever their government at the moment, so long as it stays within the bounds of moral decency.