The really great writers are people like Emily BrontÃ« who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination.

Quote by James A Michener

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

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

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

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

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...

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,...

Russia, France, Germany and China. They revere their writers. America is still a frontier country...

Russia, France, Germany and China. They revere their writers. America is still a frontier country...

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.

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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

People have an idea that one is in control of a career, a lot more...

People have an idea that one is in control of a career, a lot more...

There are now hundreds of thousands of new engineers that are being trained in China....

There are now hundreds of thousands of new engineers that are being trained in China....

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.