James A. Michener

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

Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.

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

Some people like to purge out a draft and just let it go and then go back and fix it, but I'm a writer-rewriter. I can't move on until I feel like it's presentable.

I now know how to steal a watch when someone's wearing it. It's an excellent talent to have.

It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.