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.”

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

“Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.”

“The really great writers are people like Emily Bronte who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination.”