01UndatedThe best that could be left behind by any man: children who had been brought up to behave responsibly and to believe in something beyond their own self gratification. (The AmericansJohn Jakes / quote ↗
03UndatedHe could never be anything more than what he was: the inheritor of weakness and unbridled emotion, a creature possessed by the past, and carrying its curse forever into the future--John Jakes / quote ↗
04UndatedI 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.John Jakes / quote ↗
05Undated—and I say you still haven't answered my question, Father Bleu.""Haven't I, dear lady? I thought I stated that death is merely the beginningJohn Jakes / quote ↗
06UndatedBe yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.John Jakes / quote ↗
07UndatedNo writer should minimize the factor that affects everyone but is beyond control: luck.John Jakes / quote ↗
