More From James A. Michener
- "It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid."
- "If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home."
- "The really great writers are people like Emily Bronte who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination."
More In Great
- "I don’t know that I have any role models now that are fixed. Definitely my mom – she’s the coolest. She’s worked really hard her whole life and I just think she’s got a great attitude. Moms just know so much it’s so silly."― Larisa Oleynik
- "He is neither a strategist nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general. Other than that he’s a great military man."― Norman Schwarzkopf
- "By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class."― Anne Morrow Lindbergh