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James Michener

Data urodzenia:3. Luty 1907
Data zgonu:16. Październik 1997
Natępne imiona:جیمز ای میچنر

James Albert Michener – amerykański pisarz. Laureat nagrody Pulitzera w 1948 za powieść Tales of the South Pacific. Wydał ponad 40 książek, w większości o tematyce historycznej i podróżniczej. Odznaczony Medalem Wolności w 1977.

Na podstawie powieści Sayonara nakręcono w 1957 film pod takim samym tytułem, nagrodzony rok później czterema Oscarami. Wyreżyserował go Joshua Logan, główną rolę amerykańskiego pilota zagrał Marlon Brando.

„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 information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he's always doing both.“

— James A. Michener

„The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality.“

— James A. Michener
The Drifters

„A nation becomes what its young people read in their youth. Its ideals are fashioned then, its goals strongly determined.“

— James A. Michener

„Public libraries have been a mainstay of my life. They represent an individual's right to acquire knowledge; they are the sinews that bind civilized societies the world over. Without libraries, I would be a pauper, intellectually and spiritually.“

— James A. Michener

„For this is the journey that men make, to find themselves. If they fail in this, it doesn't matter much what else they find.“

— James A. Michener

„Being goal-oriented instead of self-oriented is crucial. I know so many people who want to be writers. But let me tell you, they really don't want to be writers. They want to have been writers. They wish they had a book in print. They don't want to go through the work of getting the damn book out. There is a huge difference.“

— James A. Michener

„When this is over, I'm not going to be the same guy. I'm going to live as if I were a great man.“

— James A. Michener

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„Wiek jest nazywany ciemnym nie dlatego, że światło nie świeci, ale ponieważ ludzie nie chcą światła widzieć.“

„I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.“

„If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and avoid the people, you might better stay home.“

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

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

„We are never prepared for what we expect.“

„I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.“

„If your book doesn't keep you up nights when you are writing it, it won't keep anyone up nights reading it.“

„Writers turn dreams into print.“

„The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality.“

„A nation becomes what its young people read in their youth. Its ideals are fashioned then, its goals strongly determined.“

„Public libraries have been a mainstay of my life. They represent an individual's right to acquire knowledge; they are the sinews that bind civilized societies the world over. Without libraries, I would be a pauper, intellectually and spiritually.“

„For this is the journey that men make, to find themselves. If they fail in this, it doesn't matter much what else they find.“

„When this is over, I'm not going to be the same guy. I'm going to live as if I were a great man.“

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