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title: "156 Jan Karon Quotes - Famous Writer (At home in Mitford)"
description: "Jan Karon quotes on unforgiveness, Irish weather, and firefly energy."
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# Jan Karon

(1937)   Writer   United States

 **156** quotes in **408** categories

Jan Karon writes that holding onto unforgiveness turns us into victims. She jokes that in Ireland bad weather isn’t a thing, only the wrong clothes. She also likens a firefly’s glow to our own energy, shining brightest when we keep moving.

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Jan Karon is a writer from the United States, best known for *At home in Mitford*.

## Quick Facts About Jan Karon

Born January 1, 1937

Nationality United States

Profession Writer

Notable works At home in Mitford

## About Jan Karon

Jan Karon is an American novelist who writes for adults and young readers, best known for the New York Times‑bestselling Mitford series about Father Timothy Kavanagh and the village of Mitford. Her latest book, My Beloved, came out in October 2025.

##  Quotes by Jan Karon

> [And it can be a way of healing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/and-it-can-be-a-way-of-healing/)

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[Healing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/healing/)

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> [Phillipians 4:13 for Pete's sake!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/phillipians-4-13-for-pete-s-sake/)

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[Sake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sake/)

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> [“RATS-IN-A-POKE!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/rats-in-a-poke/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Poke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca4/jan-karon-2637_poke_rats-in-a-poke-1190241_1190241.png)

> [Easter is never deserved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/easter-is-never-deserved/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Deserved](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deserved/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2eb/jan-karon-2637_deserved_easter-is-never-deserved-1819429_1819429.png)

> [“Listening is among the most generous ways to give.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/listening-is-among-the-most-generous-ways-to-give/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Communication](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/communication/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ef/jan-karon-2637_communication_listening-is-among-the-most-generous-way_3089956.png)

> [...weary of k knowing too much and understanding too little.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/weary-of-k-knowing-too-much-and-understanding-too-little/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Knowing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knowing/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/914/jan-karon-2637_knowing_weary-of-k-knowing-too-much-and-understa_1012111.png)

> [“Fear is one of the Enemy’s deadliest strategies.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/fear-is-one-of-the-enemy-s-deadliest-strategies/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Deadliest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deadliest/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85e/jan-karon-2637_deadliest_fear-is-one-of-the-enemy-s-deadliest-str_92853.png)

> [“Thank you, God, for second chances,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/thank-you-god-for-second-chances/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Chances](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chances/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fee/jan-karon-2637_chances_thank-you-god-for-second-chances-62073_62073.png)

> [“She was going to have to learn to trust God. Completely”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/she-was-going-to-have-to-learn-to-trust-god-completely/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Completely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/completely/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/598/jan-karon-2637_completely_she-was-going-to-have-to-learn-to-trust_724899.png)

> [“God is in love with you, brother. He made you for himself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/god-is-in-love-with-you-brother-he-made-you-for-himself/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Brother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brother/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a19/jan-karon-2637_brother_god-is-in-love-with-you-brother-he-made_1421045.png)

> [Lord, make me a blessing to someone today](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/lord-make-me-a-blessing-to-someone-today/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Blessing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessing/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/367/jan-karon-2637_blessing_lord-make-me-a-blessing-to-someone-today_542764.png)

> [“We’re not thinking what if,’ he said. ‘We’re thinkin’ when.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/we-re-not-thinking-what-if-he-said-we-re-thinkin-when/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/said/)

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> [I live in a village where people still care about each other, largely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/i-live-in-a-village-where-people-still-care-about-each-other-largely/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Care](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/care/)

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> [There was a lot of brokenness in my family. Let's just say that I was raised by my grandparents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/there-was-a-lot-of-brokenness-in-my-family-let-s-just-say-that-i-was/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Family](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/family/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ce/jan-karon-2637_family_there-was-a-lot-of-brokenness-in-my-fami_2903548.png)

> [My first novel is loaded with food references largely because my cupboards were bare, and I was writing hungry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/my-first-novel-is-loaded-with-food-references-largely-because-my/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

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> [“He liked being in a place where everything from forgetfulness to homicide might be blamed on the heat.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/he-liked-being-in-a-place-where-everything-from-forgetfulness-to/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Heat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heat/)

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> [“He’d been amped for a long time; actually, everybody he knew was amped. He would like to spend the rest of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/he-d-been-amped-for-a-long-time-actually-everybody-he-knew-was-amped/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

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> [“That’s why growing old together is lovely. You have someone to complain to.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/that-s-why-growing-old-together-is-lovely-you-have-someone-to/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Complain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/complain/)

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> [I believe that's when God first started speaking to my heart--the very day I started speaking to His!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/i-believe-that-s-when-god-first-started-speaking-to-my-heart-the-very/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/)

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> [There's nothing trite about being consoled in a world that does everything in its power to deliver sorrow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/there-s-nothing-trite-about-being-consoled-in-a-world-that-does/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Doe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doe/)

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> [“Lon Birdie had said, ‘Sammy has his daddy’s temper, you don’t want to cross him.’ But Sammy would be crossed in this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/lon-birdie-had-said-sammy-has-his-daddy-s-temper-you-don-t-want-to/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

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> [Loving can be hard. Sometimes we don't feel loving, but it isn't all about feeling. Very often it is about will. Practice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/loving-can-be-hard-sometimes-we-don-t-feel-loving-but-it-isn-t-all/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Feelings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feelings/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31d/jan-karon-2637_feelings_loving-can-be-hard-sometimes-we-don-t-fe_2247846.png)

> [This is a gift that God has given me. I'm not smart enough to write for everybody, but it's the love in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/this-is-a-gift-that-god-has-given-me-i-m-not-smart-enough-to-write/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/187/jan-karon-2637_audience_this-is-a-gift-that-god-has-given-me-i-m_57175.png)

> [“Boldly! That was the great and powerful key. Preach boldly! Love boldly! Jog boldly! And most crucial of all, do not approach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/boldly-that-was-the-great-and-powerful-key-preach-boldly-love-boldly/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Boldly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boldly/)

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> [“How could he do possibly want to do this fool thing?…Maybe it wasn’t about wanting or not wanting. Though he was beyond…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/how-could-he-do-possibly-want-to-do-this-fool-thing-maybe-it-wasn-t/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Goals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goals/)

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> [“. . . whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely . . . think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/whatsoever-things-are-true-whatsoever-things-are-honest-whatsoever-3/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Things Honest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/things-honest-613638/)

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> [“She thought that one of the hardest parts of marriage was being loving when both partners were exhausted or wounded at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/she-thought-that-one-of-the-hardest-parts-of-marriage-was-being/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87a/jan-karon-2637_love_she-thought-that-one-of-the-hardest-part_2234277.jpg)

> [“Criminal,’ Cynthia called his inability to kick back and let circumstances take their course. In his book, circumstances without close supervision had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/criminal-cynthia-called-his-inability-to-kick-back-and-let/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Circumstances](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/circumstances/)

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> [“Was he willing to blend into the life of another human being for the rest of his days, and have hers blend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/was-he-willing-to-blend-into-the-life-of-another-human-being-for-the/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Bible](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bible/)

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> [“In his bachelor's heart of hearts, he loved pie with an intensity that alarmed him. Yet, when he was offered seconds, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/in-his-bachelor-s-heart-of-hearts-he-loved-pie-with-an-intensity-that/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Father Asked](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/father-asked-602828/)

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> [Love is an actual need, an urgent requirement of the heart, he read aloud from an old essay on marriage that he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/love-is-an-actual-need-an-urgent-requirement-of-the-heart-he-read/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Appreciation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/appreciation/)

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> [“All people are children when they sleep. There’s no war in them then . . . They . . . open their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/all-people-are-children-when-they-sleep-there-s-no-war-in-them-then/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/004/jan-karon-2637_children_all-people-are-children-when-they-sleep_229858.png)

> [“In the end, his mother’s memory could not be shamed by a gift from God. Don’t worry about me, she would say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/in-the-end-his-mother-s-memory-could-not-be-shamed-by-a-gift-from-god/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Gift from god](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gift-from-god/)

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> [“Her mom said they were to pray for the people her dad and his colleagues were treating, pray for his sound health…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/her-mom-said-they-were-to-pray-for-the-people-her-dad-and-his/)

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[Health](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/health/)

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> [“How wonderful that it's possible to ensure our own happiness of another. Is it our job to make a beloved happy? It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/how-wonderful-that-it-s-possible-to-ensure-our-own-happiness-of/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Generosity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/generosity/)

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> [“Rejoice! Know that I am with you and for you and will never leave you; take courage that I will fight for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/rejoice-know-that-i-am-with-you-and-for-you-and-will-never-leave-you/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Courage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/courage/)

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> [“Alis volat propiss. (She flies with her own wings.)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/alis-volat-propiss-she-flies-with-her-own-wings/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Wings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wings/)

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> [“to be somewhere safe with somebody good.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/to-be-somewhere-safe-with-somebody-good/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good/)

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> [Bottom line, wasn’t life itself a special occasion?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/bottom-line-wasn-t-life-itself-a-special-occasion/)

[Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/)

[Bottom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bottom/)

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> [My grandmother influenced me so deeply.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/my-grandmother-influenced-me-so-deeply/)

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[Deeply](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deeply/)

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## Jan Karon by topic

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