Although most of us know Vincent van Gogh in Arles and Paul Gauguin in Tahiti as if they were neighbors -- somewhat disreputable but endlessly fascinating -- none of us can name two French generals or department store owners of that period. I take enormous pride in considering myself an artist, one of the necessaries.
James A. MichenerIf you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home.
James A. MichenerThe rules seem to be these: If you have written a successful novel, everyone invites you to write short stories. If you have written some good short stories, everyone wants you to write a novel. But nobody wants anything until you have already proved yourself by being published somewhere else.
James A. MichenerReligious hatreds ought not to be propagated at all, but certainly not on a tax-exempt basis.
James A. MichenerI've spent my life trying to be better than I was, and I am a brother to all who share the same aspiration.
James A. MichenerAlthough most of us know Vincent van Gogh in Arles and Paul Gauguin in Tahiti as if they were neighbors -- somewhat disreputable but endlessly fascinating -- none of us can name two French generals or department store owners of that period. I take enormous pride in considering myself an artist, one of the necessaries.
James A. Michener