"We are all dying of life." — John Jakes
"We are all dying of life."
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John Jakes
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13 Quotes by John Jakes
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The pain comes from knowing that we have never been safe, and therefore will never be safe again. It comes…
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Going after anything worthwile in life entailed risk, of course. A man of ambition and courage didn't let that stop…
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Losing innocence. Remembering Heaven. That was the essence of Hell
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Libraries are magical places. There's nothing quite like strolling the hushed aisles, letting your eye rove along dimly lit shelves.…
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Spend as much time as you can with your mouth shut and your eyes and ears open.
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Guilty she might be. But what human being was not? There were things in her past she needn't be ashamed…
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No writer should minimize the factor that affects everyone, but is beyond control: luck.
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The first treasure California began to surrender after the Gold Rush as the oldest: her land.
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Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe shine through every sentence you write,…
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The pain comes from more than the facts of circumstance, or the deeds of others. It comes from within. From…
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I have always had a special affinity for libraries and librarians, for the most obvious reasons. I love books. (One…
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The house burned an hour before midnight on the last day of April. The wild, distant ringing of the fire…
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Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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A friend to all is a friend to none.
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