I had been educated with free scholarships. I went to nine different universities, always at public expense, and when you have that experience, you are almost obligated to give it back. It's as simple as that.
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
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
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
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.
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
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…
We are never prepared for what we expect. - James A. Michener
We are never prepared for what we expect.
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
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…
I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter. - James A. Michener
I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.
An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it. - James A. Michener
An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.
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
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 …
A writer can make a fortune in America, but he can't make a living. - James A. Michener
A writer can make a fortune in America, but he can't make a living.
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