Russia, France, Germany and China. They revere their writers. America is still a frontier country that almost shudders at the idea of creative expression.

Quote by James A Michener

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I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want...

I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want...

The really great writers are people like Emily Bronte who sit in a room and...

The really great writers are people like Emily Bronte who sit in a room and...

I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.

I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.

If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit...

If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit...

An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people...

An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people...

The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of...

The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of...

If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people,...

If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people,...

I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want...

I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want...

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

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...

I was a Navy officer writing about Navy problems and I simply stole this lovely...

The really great writers are people like Emily BrontÃ« who sit in a room and...

The really great writers are people like Emily BrontÃ« who sit in a room and...

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

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

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a...

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a...

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

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

I am always interested in why young people become writers, and from talking with many...

I am always interested in why young people become writers, and from talking with many...

For this is the journey that men and women make, to find themselves. If they...

For this is the journey that men and women make, to find themselves. If they...

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with...

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with...

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

The engineer has been, and is, a maker of history

The engineer has been, and is, a maker of history

When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away...

When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away...