Quotes from James A Michener

Her nakedness was a challenge, her beauty a danger, her way of life an abomination and her existence an evil.

Don't be idiots. For the love of Christ, don't be idiots.

Blackmail is the only refuge of the literate man against barbarism.

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

An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.