James Jones Quotes


I'm an American, and always will be. I happen to love that big, awkward, sprawling country very much - and its big, awkward, sprawling people.


Citations

Jones, James. To Reach Eternity: The Letters of James Jones. Edited by George Hendrick, Random House, 1989.

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James Jones
James Jones
  • Born: November 6, 1921
  • Died: May 9, 1977
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Novelist, Author

James Ramon Jones was an American novelist known for his explorations of World War II and its aftermath. He won the 1952 National Book Award for his first published novel, From Here to Eternity, which was adapted for the big screen immediately and made into a television series a generation later.