I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.


As quoted in The Observer (26 November 1989)

James A. Michener Quotes

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.