“No writer should minimize the factor that affects everyone, but is bey...” — John Jakes Quote

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

“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.”

“The house burned an hour before midnight on the last day of April. The wild, distant ringing of the fire bells woke George Hazard. He stumbled through the dark hallway, then upstairs to the mansion tower, and stepped outside into the narrow balcony.”

“What is frustrating people, me included, is that democratic action affects elections but what we get then from political leaders is greenwash.”

“I've always tried to balance my life with what is good for me but also keeping in mind how it affects somebody else.”

“The spiritual reality of the Indian world is very evident, very highly developed. I think it affects the life of every Indian person in one way or another.”