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1907–1997 United States
James Albert Michener (3 February 1907 – 16 October 1997) was an American author of more than 40 titles, the majority of which are novels of sweeping sagas, covering the lives of many generations in a particular geographic locale and incorporating historical facts into the story as well.
United States Educators Memoirists Novelists Philanthropists Also known as: James Michener, Michener, James, The Covenant
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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.
A group of two dozen nurses completely surrounded by 100,000 unattached American men.
On the heroines of Tales of the South Pacific (1947)
If you type adeptly with 10 fingers, you’re typing faster than your mind is working.
Until you've seen Zimbabwe, you live in darkness.
The Covenant (1980)
An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.
Space (1982)
If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home.
Good Advice (1982)
Silence, much more powerful than before, much more shot through with the meaning of life and the accumulated wisdom of history.
Poland (1983)
Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.
Chesapeake (1978)
Always remember, your uncle was a thief. He stole what was rightfully yours.
The Covenant (1980)
The really great writers are people like Emily Brontë who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination.
Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.
Space (1982)
The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you.
When you seek, you find things you did not anticipate.
The Covenant (1980)
For some time now they had been suspicious of him.
Chesapeake (1978)
When MacNab blanched, no more stunned than I, Rusk rose and put his arm about his shoulders: "Never forget, son, when you represent Texas, always go first class."
Texas (1985)
I had been sent to Mexico to cover a murder, one of a remarkable kind.
Mexico (1992)
Russia, France, Germany and China. They revere their writers. America is still a frontier country that almost shudders at the idea of creative expression.
No man leaves where he is and seeks a distant place unless he is in some respect a failure.
Hawaii (1959)
It was the silent time before dawn, along the shores of what had been one of the most beautiful lakes in southern Africa.
The Covenant (1980)
On a bleak wintry morning some years ago I was summoned to the office of our naval attache at the American embassy in Kabul.
Caravans (1963)
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