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title: "2 Jan Ellison Quotes - Famous Writer"
description: "American author (born 1966)... | Jan Ellison is an American novelist, philanthropist and the wife of Roblox CEO David Baszucki. After leaving college fo..."
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# Jan Ellison

(1966)   Writer

 **2** quotes in **4** categories

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Jan Ellison is a writer.

## Quick Facts About Jan Ellison

Born January 17, 1966

Profession Writer

## About Jan Ellison

American author (born 1966)... \| Jan Ellison is an American novelist, philanthropist and the wife of Roblox CEO David Baszucki. After leaving college for a year, she travelled to Europe where she took notes. In 2007, she won a O'Henry prize after writing her first published short story The Company of Men. In 2015, she wrote her fir

##  Quotes by Jan Ellison

> [“I hoped with every mothering cell in my body. I hoped with every scrap of power and will, every particle of knowing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-ellison/i-hoped-with-every-mothering-cell-in-my-body-i-hoped-with-every-scrap/)

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[Hoped](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hoped/)

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> [“Standing there, I came face-to-face with the unwelcome finality of death. What can you do with it? It stops you cold when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-ellison/standing-there-i-came-face-to-face-with-the-unwelcome-finality-of/)

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[Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/)

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