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

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 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,...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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 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 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'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...

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

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

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

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...

No language is rude that can boast polite writers.

No language is rude that can boast polite writers.

A writer is congenitally unable to tell the truth and that is why we call...

A writer is congenitally unable to tell the truth and that is why we call...