34 Quotes by John Jakes

And I looked, and behold a pale horse, and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.

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.

What impossible matter will he make easy next?

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

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.

The race is to the driven, not the swift.

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.

This country’s drifting into serious trouble because of the clamor for simple and immediate solutions to complex problems that will take years to solve – even with total effort on both sides.

He and Marie wandered through a square.