Quote by James A. Michener Download Open image ““how small he was and how wormy in manner,”” — James A. Michener ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“Her hand shook as she raised the loincloth and she gave a little gasp at what she saw beneath. Even only half hard, he… — Evangeline Anderson Copy Share Image
“I was a creature so small, trapped in some crevice of an indifferent universe.” — Carmen Maria Machado Copy Share Image
“This terrible smallness of men was bigger than him, bigger than anything.” — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
“He was the meekest of his sex, the mildest of little men. He sidled in and out of a room, to take up the… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
A forty-foot worm?" Will muttered to Jem as they moved through the Italian garden, their boots - thanks to a pair of Soundless runes… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“His words sounded foolish to his own ears. He was not impressive. He was small like the world.” — Anne Ursu Copy Share Image
“There were large and small ones too. And some quite in-between. But all of equal nastiness. And smelliness and ghastliness. For they would eat… — Robert Rankin Copy Share Image
“Interesting. Claws and teeth and ferocity mixed with the subtlety to manipulate creatures larger than itself. A worthy creature.” — K.A. Applegate Copy Share Image
“I groaned as me limbs grew to immense proportions an' me neck stretched. Moss-coloured scales emerged upon me slick skin. Me snout elongated and… — K.V. Wilson Copy Share Image
“His entire aspect was menacing, starting with his chilling eyes and the pronounced bone structure of his face. He was tall and lean, but… — Sandra Brown 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