No writer should minimize the factor that affects everyone, but is beyond control: luck.
More Quotes from John Jakes:
The first treasure California began to surrender after the Gold Rush as the oldest: her land.John Jakes
Be 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
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.
John Jakes
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.
John Jakes
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Fate & Destiny QuotesBased on Keywords: minimize
The clothes back in those days were made so much better than clothes are today. They actually took time to make clothes to fit a woman's body. Today they make clothes that fit sizes, so it stretches to fit this and that.
Debbie Allen
I've always been suspicious of TV, I've always found music and video to be an unhappy marriage.
Keith Richards
Not every problem someone has with his girlfriend is necessarily due to the capitalist mode of production.
Herbert Marcuse