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The sense of belonging is one of the great gifts men get in battle.
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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Military Officer
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New York City
New York
James Albert Michener
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For this is the journey that men and women make, to find themselves. If they fail in this, it doesn't matter much else what they find.
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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.
James A. Michener
No invader has ever conquered the heart of Poland, that spirit which is the inheritance of sons and daughters, the private passion of families and the ancient, unbreakable tie to all those who came before.
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Religious hatreds ought not to be propagated at all, but certainly not on a tax-exempt basis.
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The dead are dead but they rely on us to fulfill their hopes.
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[The church's] job is to provide permanent solace and spiritual leadership to the people as a whole, whatever their government at the moment, so long as it stays within the bounds of moral decency.
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The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality.
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I've spent my life trying to be better than I was, and I am a brother to all who share the same aspiration.
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You don't fight to protect warships or old men. Like the book says, you fight to save your civilization. And so often it seems that civilization is composed mainly of the things women and children want.
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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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It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.
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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 protuberance jutted out from the northwest corner of what would later become North America.
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A writer can make a fortune in America, but he can't make a living.
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I am always interested in why young people become writers, and from talking with many I have concluded that most do not want to be writers working eight and ten hours a day and accomplishing little they want to have been writers, garnering the rewards of having completed a best-seller. They aspire to the rewards of writing but not to the travail.
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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 have had all the inoculations you need to keep you on a level keel for the rest of your life. The sad part is, most of us don't come out.
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If your book doesn't keep you up nights when you are writing it, it won't keep anyone up nights reading it.
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The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you.
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If a young aspirant had a modicum of skill and a busy typewriter she or he would sooner or later get a foothold in one of the magazines and a leaping start on the ladder upward.
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I was once asked if I'd like to meet the president of a certain country. I said, No, but I'd love to meet some sheepherders. The sheepherders, farmers and taxi drivers are often the most interesting people.
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Writers turn dreams into print.
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