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The really great writers are people like Emily Brontë who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination.
James A. Michener
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James A. Michener
Age: 90 †
Born: 1907
Born: February 3
Died: 1997
Died: October 16
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James Albert Michener
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An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.
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...when men ignite in their hearts a religious fury, they inflict at the same time a blindness on their eyes.
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