“What the Voortrekkers failed to realize in their moment of victory was that they had offered the covenant to God, not He… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
A person on dialysis undergoes very heavy and irritating treatment, and in time, it seems more than you can bear. — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
It was the silent time before dawn, along the shores of what had been one of the most beautiful lakes in southern… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
As a younger man I wrote for eight years without ever earning a nickel which is a long apprenticeship, but in that… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
“the fundamental fact that law directs the ongoing of society. It is rooted in the past, determines the present, and protects the… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
[The church's] job is to provide permanent solace and spiritual leadership to the people as a whole, whatever their government at the… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
“At times, working in big cities far from nature, I have been sick with nesomania, and I think the reason is this:… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
“In these centuries when God,...was forging a Christian church so that it might fulfill the longing of a hungry world, He was… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
“The constable said, “Just time enough for the scars to heal, so that I can whip them open again.” He thought of… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
“We went into the night and for the first time in my life I saw the stars hanging low over the desert,… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
“MOST NATIONS HAVE AT ONE TIME OR OTHER BOTH condoned and practiced slavery. Greece and Rome founded their societies on it. India… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
“[Very rich people] with brains make a great effort to hold on to every penny they have while preaching to the general population that… — James A. Michener Copy Share
As a writer I have persisted in my uncertainty, alternating between novels which could charitably be considered literature and world reporting which by another… — James A. Michener Copy Share
. . . Luddites were those frenzied traditionalists of the early 19th century who toured [England] wrecking new weaving machines on the theory that… — James A. Michener Copy Share
I am terrified of restrictive religious doctrine, having learned from history that when men who adhere to any form of it are in control,… — James A. Michener Copy Share
“This is not a promise, this is not threat, it's just the way it's gonna be!!!” — James A. Michener Copy Share
“We went into the night and for the first time in my life I saw the stars hanging low over the desert, for the… — James A. Michener Copy Share
The rules seem to be these: If you have written a successful novel, everyone invites you to write short stories. If you have written… — James A. Michener Copy Share
“A Roman came to Rabbi Gimzo the Water Carrier, and asked, "What is this study of the law that you Jews engage in?" and… — James A. Michener Copy Share
If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home — James A. Michener Copy Share
I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want to do and how you fit in. What somebody… — James A. Michener Copy Share
“The chance emergence of the was nothing. Remember this. But its persistence and patient accumulation of stature were everything. Only by relentless effort did… — James A. Michener Copy Share
During my lifetime I have met dozens of writers and photographers in dozens of different countries. But I have encountered no one who could… — James A. Michener Copy Share
My work as a naval officer in World War II enabled me to serve on 49 different South Pacific islands so that I came… — James A. Michener Copy Share
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