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John Jakes Biography

John William Jakes (born March 31, 1932) is an American writer, best known for American historical fiction. His smash hit North and South Trilogy has sold millions of copies worldwide. He has used the pen name Jay Scotland.

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Spend as much time as you can with your mouth shut and your eyes and ears open.

Ears, Eye, Eyes, Mouths, Time

The pain comes from knowing that we have never been safe, and therefore will never be safe again. It comes from knowing we can never be so ignorant again. It comes from knowing we can never be children again. Losing innocence. Remembering heaven. That was the essence of hell.

Children, Losing, Pain, Sunset

The first treasure California began to surrender after the Gold Rush as the oldest: her land.

California, Gold, Land, Surrender, Treasure

I have always had a special affinity for libraries and librarians, for the most obvious reasons. I love books. (One of my first Jobs was shelving books at a branch of the Chicago Public Library. ) Libraries are a pillar of any society. I believe our lack of attention to funding and caring for them properly in the United States has a direct bearing on problems of literacy, productivity, and our inability to compete in today's world. Libraries are everyman's free university.

Affinity, Believe, Book, Jobs, Libraries, University

Guilty she might be. But what human being was not? There were things in her past she needn't be ashamed of, things to be proud of; she wouldn't surrender so meekly to a condemning judgment.

Condemning, Human, Might, Past, Proud, Things

Going after anything worthwile in life entailed risk, of course. A man of ambition and courage didn't let that stop or delay him. A man accepted the dangers, the element of chance. If he didn't, he won nothing.

Ambition, Delay, Man, Men, Risk, Won

Losing innocence. Remembering Heaven. That was the essence of Hell

Essence, Heaven, Hell, Innocence

Libraries are magical places. There's nothing quite like strolling the hushed aisles, letting your eye rove along dimly lit shelves. Each spine, each title, seems to beckon with a promise of incredible wonders, surprises, and adventures.

Adventure, Adventures, Eye, Like, Promise, Strolling

Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.

Positive, Being Yourself, Believe, Let, Finish

We are all dying of life.

Dying, Life

The pain comes from more than the facts of circumstance, or the deeds of others. It comes from within. From understanding what we lost. It comes from knowing how foolish we were - vain, arrogant children - when we thought ourselves happy. It comes from knowing how fragile and doomed the old ways were, just when we thought them and ourselves, secure!. The pain comes from knowing we have never been safe, and therefore will never be safe again. It comes from knowing we can never be children again.

Children, Deeds, Knowing, Lost, Pain

No writer should minimize the factor that affects everyone, but is beyond control: luck.

Affects, Beyond Control, Factor, Luck, Should

Be persistent. Editors change; tastes change; editorial markets change. Too many beginning writers give up too easily.

Change, Editorial, Editors, Giving Up, Taste, Writers

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