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

Quote by James A Michener

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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...

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.

Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.

Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.

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 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...

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 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...

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 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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot...

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot...

Improvement makes strait roads: but the crooked roads without Improvement are roads of Genius.

Improvement makes strait roads: but the crooked roads without Improvement are roads of Genius.

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...