--- title: "4 Dan Fesperman Quotes - Famous Writer" description: "American writer... | Dan Fesperman is a former reporter for The Baltimore Sun and the author of several thrillers. The plots were inspired by the author..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bd/dan-fesperman-70583_convictions_because-some-people-never-grow-up-or-not_25370.jpg" --- # Dan Fesperman (1955) Writer **4** quotes in **11** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Dan Fesperman is a writer. ## Quick Facts About Dan Fesperman Born September 15, 1955 Profession Writer ## About Dan Fesperman American writer... \| Dan Fesperman is a former reporter for The Baltimore Sun and the author of several thrillers. The plots were inspired by the author's own international assignments in Germany, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Middle East. He is a 1977 graduate of the University of North Carolina and lives in Ba ## Quotes by Dan Fesperman > [“Because some people never grow up, or not in a way that allows them to develop the courage of their convictions.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-fesperman/because-some-people-never-grow-up-or-not-in-a-way-that-allows-them-to/) [Dan Fesperman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-fesperman/) [Convictions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/convictions/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bd/dan-fesperman-70583_convictions_because-some-people-never-grow-up-or-not_25370.jpg) > [“History is a living entity. Not just because of its survivors, and the stories they have to tell, but because of its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-fesperman/history-is-a-living-entity-not-just-because-of-its-survivors-and-the/) [Dan Fesperman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-fesperman/) [History](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/history/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/778/dan-fesperman-70583_history_history-is-a-living-entity-not-just-beca_770048.jpg) > [“Look at how far astray the man’s adoration had led him—so many misguided betrayals, each of them a burnt offering at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-fesperman/look-at-how-far-astray-the-man-s-adoration-had-led-him-so-many/) [Dan Fesperman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-fesperman/) [Adoration](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoration/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60e/dan-fesperman-70583_adoration_look-at-how-far-astray-the-man-s-adorati_1451741.jpg) > [“In Jerusalem, belief as a form of aggression achieved near perfection. Whether you went deep in the earth or climbed the highest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-fesperman/in-jerusalem-belief-as-a-form-of-aggression-achieved-near-perfection/) [Dan Fesperman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-fesperman/) [Belief](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/belief/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87e/dan-fesperman-70583_belief_in-jerusalem-belief-as-a-form-of-aggress_2285309.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-fesperman/#itemlist", "name": "Dan Fesperman Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Because some people never grow up, or not in a way that allows them to develop the courage of their convictions.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dan Fesperman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-fesperman/because-some-people-never-grow-up-or-not-in-a-way-that-allows-them-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bd/dan-fesperman-70583_convictions_because-some-people-never-grow-up-or-not_25370.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bd/dan-fesperman-70583_convictions_because-some-people-never-grow-up-or-not_25370.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bd/dan-fesperman-70583_convictions_because-some-people-never-grow-up-or-not_25370.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Because some people never grow up, or not in a way that allows them to develop the courage of their…” — Dan Fesperman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“History is a living entity. 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