Russia, France, Germany and China. They revere their writers. America is still a frontier country that almost shudders … - James A. Michener

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We pass the billboard and I console myself in two ways. First, I know that most photographs taken are a gamble at best. Second and more important: I remind myself to find the pleasure in this moment, a time in which the red sky passes to black, children create unanticipated rhymes, and the stars fall closer to earth.

James A. Michener

Russia, France, Germany and China. They revere their writers. America is still a frontier country that almost shudders at the idea of creative expression.

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

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