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Jan Karon
American Writer
Born: 1937
About God Love Me People Work
Related authors: Dale Carnegie Denis Waitley Dr. Seuss H. L. Mencken Napoleon Hill Ray Bradbury W. E. B. Du Bois William Arthur Ward
I live in a village where people still care about each other, largely. Jan Karon
People Care Live Other About Still Where Village Each Largely
Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved. Jan Karon
Love Character Hurt Someone Underneath Loved Wants To Love Who Even
There's nothing trite about being consoled in a world that does everything in its power to deliver sorrow. Jan Karon
World Power Nothing Everything About Trite Deliver Sorrow Does Being
I have raced against the clock since I went into advertising at the age of eighteen. Jan Karon
Age Since Advertising Clock Eighteen Against
For a very long time, I wrote a book a year, and was eager and willing to do it, to put bread on the table, to have my work out there. Now I must write a book every two years, and that's never enough time, either. Jan Karon
Work Time Book Long Long Time Year Every Enough Enough Time Out Willing Must Table Write Never Put Wrote Years Very Very Long Time Bread Either Work Out Now Eager Two
My life is extremely full and wretchedly busy, and I feel that while my life drains energy from my work, my work in turn drains energy from my life. The result is, I am always playing catch-up spiritually. That is my thorn. Jan Karon
Life Work Result My Life Energy Busy Drains Thorn Extremely Spiritually Feel Always Am While Turn Full Playing
Well, I think some people are very happy in retirement. And in a year and a half I'm going to see how happy I feel in retirement. I'm just going to not work quite so hard, but I'll continue to write as long as God gives me breath. Jan Karon
Work God Me Happy People Some People Long Half Year Breath Think See Some Gives Write Feel Retirement Well How Continue Very Going Quite Just Hard
I've put everything I had and I've given my readers 120 percent, and that's the truth. Jan Karon
Truth Everything Percent Given Had Put Readers
Let me say that I absolutely loved writing 'A Common Life,' because it was a book about love. Jan Karon
Life Love Me Book Writing Say About Absolutely Because Common Loved
I stepped out on faith to follow my lifelong dream of being an author. I made real sacrifices and took big risks. But living, it seems to me, is largely about risk. Jan Karon
Faith Me Risks Made Big Living Took Out Dream Follow About Seems Risk Lifelong Sacrifices Stepped Real Author Being Largely
My first novel is loaded with food references largely because my cupboards were bare, and I was writing hungry. Jan Karon
Food Writing First Hungry Because Were References Bare Novel Largely Loaded
There are so many people who don't know small towns exist. When I write, I want to give my readers two things: one is a sense of consolation, and two, I want to make them laugh. Jan Karon
People Sense Consolation Laugh Give Small Write Small Towns Towns Know Make Readers Exist So Many People Want Them Who Many Things Two
I grew up hearing words like snakeroot, sassafras, mullein - things that had wondrous, mysterious sounds in their names. Jan Karon
Words Mysterious Had Like Names Sounds Hearing Up Wondrous Grew Things
This is a gift that God has given me. I'm not smart enough to write for everybody, but it's the love in these books that comes from Him and goes out to my reading audience. I'm forever grateful for that. It's a privilege. Jan Karon
Love God Me Grateful Gift Smart Reading Enough Everybody Books Out Given Write Him Audience Privilege Forever Goes
My grandmother influenced me so deeply. Jan Karon
Me Influenced Grandmother Deeply
I remember the first time I held my book, my first book in my hands. I cannot tell you how it moved me. Jan Karon
Time Me You Book Remember First Tell First Time How Hands Moved Cannot Held
Food is a great way of communicating. Jan Karon
Food Great Way Great Way Communicating
Cynics will say there are no good people out there. And if you read the papers and watch TV news you could be convinced of that. But there are good people. Jan Karon
Good News You People Will Good People Say Papers Out TV TV News Could Read Convinced Cynics Watch
Writing is a way of processing our lives. And it can be a way of healing. Jan Karon
Healing Writing Our Way Our Lives Processing Lives

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