James A. Michener Quote

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


As quoted in "The Michener Phenomenon" by Caryn James in The New York Times (8 September 1985)


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

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

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

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