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.

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,...

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.

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 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 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...

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 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 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 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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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.