James A. Michener on art

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

America is a nation with many flaws, but hopes so vast that only the cowardly would refuse to acknowledge them.

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

If music be the food of love, play on.

William Shakespeare1564–1616Twelfth Night (1601), Act I, scene i.In context

• Love
• Music

Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

Robert Frost1874–1963

• Poetry

Music makes one feel so romantic⁠—at least it always gets on one’s nerves⁠—which is the same thing nowadays.

Oscar Wilde1854–1900

• Love
• Music