James A. Michener Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.”

“If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit with dignity all the days of his life.”

“I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.”

“It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.”

“They were a group of two dozen nurses completely surrounded by 100,000 unattached American men.”

“The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you.”

“I was a Navy officer writing about Navy problems and I simply stole this lovely Army nurse and popped her into a Navy uniform, where she has done very well for herself.”

“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.”