James Michener Quotes

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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

By James Michener
The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you

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

By James Michener
I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter

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

By James 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 else does is of no concern whatever except as an interesting variation

By James Michener
Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries

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

By James Michener