Quotes by Michener, James A.

If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabi >>

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

Although most of us know Vincent van Gogh in Arles and Paul Gauguin i >>

Quotations about Writers and Writing

Writing is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement. >>

It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but >>

As I take up my pen I feel myself so full, so equal to my subject, and >>

Although most of us know Vincent van Gogh in Arles and Paul Gauguin in Tahiti as if they were neighbors -- somewhat disreputable but endlessly fascinating -- none of us can name two French generals or department store owners of that period. I take enormous pride in considering myself an artist, one of the necessaries.

Michener, James A.