An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.James A. Michener
If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.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
You have to be eligible for luck to strike, and I think that's a matter of education and preparation, and character and all the other solid attributes that sometimes people laugh at.James A. Michener