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

Topics: Writers Quotes

There are no insoluble problems. Only time-consuming ones.

There are no insoluble problems. Only time-consuming ones.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

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...

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.

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,...

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...

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...

No form of art goes beyond ordinary consciousness as film does, straight to our emotions,...

No form of art goes beyond ordinary consciousness as film does, straight to our emotions,...

One of the things which danger does to you after a time is -, well,...

One of the things which danger does to you after a time is -, well,...

Emotion always has its roots in the unconscious and manifests itself in the body.

Emotion always has its roots in the unconscious and manifests itself in the body.

In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book...

In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book...