213 Quotes by James A. Michener

If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit with dignity all the days of his life.

Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today because if you enjoy it today, you can do it again tomorrow.

And no invader has ever conquered the heart of Poland, that spirit which is the inheritance of sons and daughters, the private passion of families and the ancient, unbreakable tie to all those who came before.

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.

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 life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality.

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

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.

An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.