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

    James A. Michener: 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 Michener Phenomenon". Interview with Caryn James, www.nytimes.com. September 8, 1985.