The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his informa…

- James A. Michener

A poet sees things in two ways: First, as a child who never saw it before, and Second, as a dying man who will never see it again.

- James A. Michener

I think the bottom line is that if you get through a childhood like mine, it's not at all bad. Obviously, you come out a pretty tough turkey, and you…

- James A. Michener

We are never prepared for what we expect.

- James A. Michener

I was born to a woman I never knew and raised by another who took in orphans. I do not know my background, my lineage, my biological or cultural heri…

- James A. Michener

An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.

- James A. Michener

A writer can make a fortune in America, but he can't make a living.

- James A. Michener

About a billion years ago, long before the continents had separated to define the ancient oceans, or their own outlines had been determined, a small …

- James A. Michener

I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.

- James A. Michener