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18 quotes by James A. Michener

James A. Michener Author James A. Michener in 1991 Born (1907-02-03)February 3, 1907 Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died October 16, 1997(1997-10-16) (aged 90) Austin, Texas, U.S. Occupation Novelist, short story writer, philanthropist Genre Historical fiction Notable works Tales of the South Pacific (1946) Notable awards 1948: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1977: Presidential Medal of Freedom 2008: Honorary portrait image on a...
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The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you.

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I was a Navy officer writing about Navy problems and I simply stole this lovely Army nurse and popped her into a Navy uniform, where she has done... →

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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... →

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

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Russia, France, Germany and China. They revere their writers. America is still a frontier country that almost shudders at the idea of creative... →

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