. . . Luddites were those frenzied traditionalists of the early 19th century who toured [England] wrecking new weaving machines on the… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
I am terrified of restrictive religious doctrine, having learned from history that when men who adhere to any form of it are… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
The sense of belonging is one of the great gifts men get in battle. — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
They were a group of two dozen nurses completely surrounded by 100,000 unattached American men. — 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
A poet sees things in two ways: First, as a child who never saw it before, and Second, as a dying man… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
These are the highlights in a lifetime of following sports. Hilarity. The most sheer fun I ever had in sports was playing… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit with dignity all the days of his… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
A group of two dozen nurses completely surrounded by 100,000 unattached American men. — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
I don’t know who my parents were. I know nothing about my inheritance. I could be Jewish; I could be part Negro;… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
When this is over, I'm not going to be the same guy. I'm going to live as if I were a great… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
organizations like the church or General Motors promote a man up and up until he reaches a spot which he is obviously… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
For this is the journey that men and women make, to find themselves. If they fail in this, it doesn't matter much… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
No man leaves where he is and seeks a distant place unless he is in some respect a failure. — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
...when men ignite in their hearts a religious fury, they inflict at the same time a blindness on their eyes. — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
If I were a young man, I would not hesitate at writing anything to get into print, except pornography. — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
The most sheer fun I ever had in sports was playing volleyball, a game I commend highly. I understand that an effort… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
You don't fight to protect warships or old men. Like the book says, you fight to save your civilization. And so often… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
I write at eighty-five for the same reasons that impelled me to write at forty-five; I was born with a passionate desire… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
I had learned volleyball in the Navy, where all the captains and admirals wanted to be spikers, and I found then that… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
Every animal that walks the earth, or swims, or flies is precious beyond description, something so rare and wonderful that it equals… — 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 Image
A writer can make a fortune in America, but he can't make a living. — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
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 Image
. . . 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 Image
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 Image
“This is not a promise, this is not threat, it's just the way it's gonna be!!!” — 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, for the… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
