Top 12 Quotes & Sayings by J. A. Jance

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American author J. A. Jance.

Last updated on April 15, 2025.

Judith Ann Jance is an American author of mystery novels. She writes three series of novels, centering on retired Seattle Police Department Detective J. P. Beaumont, Arizona County Sheriff Joanna Brady, and former Los Angeles news anchor turned mystery solver Ali Reynolds. The Beaumont and Brady series intersect in the novel Partner in Crime, which is both the 16th Beaumount mystery and the 10th Brady mystery. They intersect again in Fire and Ice.

American - Author | Born: October 27, 1944

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I've been writing for a long time. I sat down to write my first novel in the middle of March of 1982.

J. A. Jance

I now can be sure that, once I start writing a book, I'll be able to finish it. I've also become more assured about my 'voice' as a writer and being able to keep the characters true to themselves.

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I play golf - badly.

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Jealousy is an emotion. It doesn't have to make sense. In fact, it usually doesn't.

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There are old riders and bold riders, but no old bold riders.

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Give the girl an inch and she thinks she's a ruler.

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As I get older, the things I'm sure of become fewer.

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A writer is someone who has written something today

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Beyond a certain point, that was all a mother could do for her children - Hang around long enough to drive them crazy.

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my major form of exercise is jumping to conclusions.

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When you have an important story to tell, the words you need seem to come of their own accord.

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When I began writing, the words that inspired me were these: A writer is someone who has written today. If you want to be a writer, whats stopping you?

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Top 12 Quotes & Sayings by J. A. Jance

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