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James A. Michener Quotes


An American author of more than 40 titles, the majority of which were sweeping sagas, covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating historical facts into the stories.
James Albert Michener was an American author of more than 40 titles, the majority of which were sweeping sagas, covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating historical facts into the stories. Michener was known for the meticulous research behind his work.

Here are some famous quotes by James A. Michener. 

All I can do is play the game the way the cards fall.

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It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.

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I'm not a very good writer but I'm an excellent rewriter.

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

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The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing and it fortifies you.

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

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If a man happens to find himself he has a mansion which he can inhabit with dignity all the days of his life.

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America is a nation with many flaws but hopes so vast that only the cowardly would refuse to acknowledge them.

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I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains never explains and never disdains.

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

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You have to be eligible for luck to strike and I think that's a matter of education and preparation and character and all the other solid attributes that sometimes people laugh at.

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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.