I have only one bit of advice to the beginning writer: Be sure your novel is read by Rodgers and Hammerstein. James A. Michener Read Quote
I know the world of opera so intimately: historical sweep, sharply defined characters, not too rational an explanation of what’s going on. It’s a feast. James A. Michener Read Quote
The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you. James A. Michener Read Quote
They were a group of two dozen nurses completely surrounded by 100,000 unattached American men. James A. Michener Read Quote
I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want to do and how you fit in. What somebody else does is of no concern whatever except as an interesting variation. James A. Michener Read Quote
America is a nation with many flaws that only the stupid would deny, but with hopes so vast that only the cowardly would refuse to acknowledge them. James A. Michener Read Quote
I can’t remember how old I was, maybe 13, 14, and to see these fellows and hear their stories and to see life come to such a drab ending – my God, a poorhouse in those days was something. You would have to be inert not to respond to it. James A. Michener Read Quote
My work as a naval officer in World War II enabled me to serve on 49 different South Pacific islands so that I came to know the area about as well as anyone. James A. Michener Read Quote
If I were a young man today, I might be lured into the moviemaking industry. You can really make a statement there. James A. Michener Read Quote
