Quotes and Sayings by Authors: Inspirational Wisdom

Jay McInerney

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Jaycee Dugard

Jaycee Lee Dugard was born on May 3, 1980, in Anaheim, California. * She was abducted on June 10, 1991, at the age of 11, while…

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Jaymin Shah

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Jayne Ann Krentz

Jayne Ann Krentz was born in Cobb, California in 1948. * She earned a B.A. in History from the University of California at Santa…

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Jean Anouilh

Jean Anouilh was a French playwright, born in Bordeaux in 1910. * He wrote over 40 plays, including Antigone, The Rehearsal, and…

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Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin was a French lawyer, politician, and gastronome. * He was born in Belley, France, in 1755. * He…

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Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost…

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Jean Fritz

Jean Fritz was born in Hankou, China, in 1915. * She lived in China until she was 12 years old, when her family moved to the…

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Jean Genet

Jean Genet was a French writer, poet, and playwright. * He was born in Paris in 1910 and died in 1986. * Genet had a troubled…

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Jean Kerr

Jean Kerr was an American author and playwright. * She was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 1922. * She graduated from Marywood…

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Jean Kwok

Jean Kwok is a New York Times and international bestselling author. She was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to the United States…

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Jean M. Auel

Jean M. Auel was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 18, 1936. * She is an American author best known for her Earth's Children…

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Jean Racine

Jean Racine was born on December 22, 1639, in La Ferté-Milon, France. * He was orphaned at the age of 3 and raised by his…

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Jean Rhys

Jean Rhys was born in Roseau, Dominica, in 1890. * She was the daughter of a Welsh doctor and a Creole mother. * She moved to…

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Jean Vanier

Jean Vanier was a Canadian Catholic philosopher and theologian. He is best known as the founder of L'Arche, an international…

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a philosopher, writer, and composer. * He was born in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1712. * He was orphaned…

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Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre was a French philosopher, novelist, playwright, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. * He was…

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Jeanne Birdsall

Jeanne Birdsall is an American author of children's books. * She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1951. * She decided to…

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Jeanne d'Arc

Jeanne d'Arc was born in 1412 in Domrémy, France. * She was a peasant girl who claimed to have visions from God. * She led the…

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Jeff Foxworthy

Jeff Foxworthy was born on September 6, 1958 in Hapeville, Georgia. * He is an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, and…

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Jeff Kinney

Jeff Kinney was born in Fort Washington, Maryland in 1971. * He attended the University of Maryland, College Park, where he…

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Jeff Lindsay

Jeff Lindsay was born in Miami, Florida in 1952. * He graduated from Ransom Everglades School in 1970 and from Middlebury College…

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Jeffery Deaver

Jeffery Deaver is an American author of crime fiction. * He was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, in 1950. * He graduated from the…

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Jeffrey Eugenides

Jeffrey Eugenides was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1960. * He graduated from Brown University in 1983 and Stanford University in…

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