James A. Michener
Quotes by James A. Michener
It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.
— James A. Michener
The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality.
— James A. Michener
If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.
— James A. Michener
Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.
— James A. Michener
The really great writers are people like Emily Bronte who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination.
— James A. Michener