--- title: "4 Hawaii Quotes By James A. Michener" description: "4 Hawaii quotes by James A. Michener. Plus more from James A. Michener and more Hawaii sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb7/james-a-michener-1627_behinds_i-wish-i-could-tell-you-about-the-south_428098.jpg" --- > [I wish I could tell you about the South Pacific. The way it actually was. The endless ocean. The infinite specks of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/i-wish-i-could-tell-you-about-the-south-pacific-the-way-it-actually/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb7/james-a-michener-1627_behinds_i-wish-i-could-tell-you-about-the-south_428098.jpg) > [“The South Pacific is memorable because when you are in the islands you simply cannot ignore nature. You cannot avoid looking up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/the-south-pacific-is-memorable-because-when-you-are-in-the-islands/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a66/james-a-michener-1627_nature_the-south-pacific-is-memorable-because-w_881377.jpg) > [Hawaii and Fiji are two of the best island groups in the world to visit as a vacationer. The great hotels, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/hawaii-and-fiji-are-two-of-the-best-island-groups-in-the-world-to/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65e/james-a-michener-1627_best_hawaii-and-fiji-are-two-of-the-best-isla_1945399.jpg) > [“The South Pacific is not a paradise, in the sense that Eden wasn't either. There are always apples and snakes. But it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/the-south-pacific-is-not-a-paradise-in-the-sense-that-eden-wasn-t/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00e/james-a-michener-1627_geography_the-south-pacific-is-not-a-paradise-in-t_2260103.jpg) ## Other authors on Hawaii - [Steven Magee 16 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hawaii/steven-magee/) - [Evan Mock 16 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hawaii/evan-mock/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mazie-hirono-66034.jpg) Mazie Hirono 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hawaii/mazie-hirono/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-bruno-mars-20128.jpg) Bruno Mars 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hawaii/bruno-mars/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-busiri-20372.jpg) Ophelia London 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hawaii/ophelia-london/) - [Carolyn Gibbs 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hawaii/carolyn-gibbs/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-tulsi-gabbard-92419.jpg) Tulsi Gabbard 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hawaii/tulsi-gabbard/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bil-keane-17816.jpg) James MacArthur 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hawaii/james-macarthur/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hawaii/frederick-lenz/) - [Colleen Hanabusa 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hawaii/colleen-hanabusa/) ## More by James A. Michener > [ “\[Very rich people\] with brains make a great effort to hold on to every penny they have while preaching to the general population that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/very-rich-people-with-brains-make-a-great-effort-to-hold-on-to-every/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [A writer can make a fortune in America, but he can't make a living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/a-writer-can-make-a-fortune-in-america-but-he-can-t-make-a-living/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [As a writer I have persisted in my uncertainty, alternating between novels which could charitably be considered literature and world reporting which by another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/as-a-writer-i-have-persisted-in-my-uncertainty-alternating-between/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [ . . . Luddites were those frenzied traditionalists of the early 19th century who toured \[England\] wrecking new weaving machines on the theory that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/luddites-were-those-frenzied-traditionalists-of-the-early-19th/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [I am terrified of restrictive religious doctrine, having learned from history that when men who adhere to any form of it are in control,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/i-am-terrified-of-restrictive-religious-doctrine-having-learned-from/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [“This is not a promise, this is not threat, it's just the way it's gonna be!!!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/this-is-not-a-promise-this-is-not-threat-it-s-just-the-way-it-s-gonna/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [“We went into the night and for the first time in my life I saw the stars hanging low over the desert, for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/we-went-into-the-night-and-for-the-first-time-in-my-life-i-saw-the/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [The rules seem to be these: If you have written a successful novel, everyone invites you to write short stories. If you have written…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/the-rules-seem-to-be-these-if-you-have-written-a-successful-novel/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [“A Roman came to Rabbi Gimzo the Water Carrier, and asked, "What is this study of the law that you Jews engage in?" and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/a-roman-came-to-rabbi-gimzo-the-water-carrier-and-asked-what-is-this/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/if-you-reject-the-food-ignore-the-customs-fear-the-religion-and-avoid/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/i-think-the-crucial-thing-in-the-writing-career-is-to-find-what-you/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [“The chance emergence of the was nothing. Remember this. But its persistence and patient accumulation of stature were everything. Only by relentless effort did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/the-chance-emergence-of-the-was-nothing-remember-this-but-its/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [During my lifetime I have met dozens of writers and photographers in dozens of different countries. But I have encountered no one who could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/during-my-lifetime-i-have-met-dozens-of-writers-and-photographers-in/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [My work as a naval officer in World War II enabled me to serve on 49 different South Pacific islands so that I came…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/my-work-as-a-naval-officer-in-world-war-ii-enabled-me-to-serve-on-49/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [The sense of belonging is one of the great gifts men get in battle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/the-sense-of-belonging-is-one-of-the-great-gifts-men-get-in-battle/) [James A. 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