Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotes by John D. MacDonald (American Novelist)

John Dann MacDonald (1916–86) was an American author renowned for his crime fiction and thrillers, celebrated for integrating sharp social observations and contemporary issues such as environmental and political themes into his stories.

Born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, MacDonald graduated from Syracuse University in 1938 and earned an MBA from Harvard University in 1939. Known for his incisive social commentary, he wove contemporary issues, including environmental concerns and political corruption, into his narratives.

MacDonald’s most famous creation was Travis McGee, a semi-retired “salvage consultant” who solved problems outside the law. The McGee series began with The Deep Blue Good-by (1964) and spanned 21 books, establishing MacDonald as a major figure in American crime fiction. Novels such as A Purple Place for Dying (1964) and One Fearful Yellow Eye (1966) were lauded for their complex characters and suspenseful plots.

In addition to the McGee series, MacDonald wrote more than 40 standalone novels, numerous short stories, and nonfiction works. Titles such as The Executioners (1957,) adapted into the film Cape Fear, and Condominium (1977,) a disaster novel set in Florida, showcased his storytelling versatility and skill, solidifying his reputation as a master of the genre.

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The intensity of your desire governs the power with which the force is directed.
—John D. MacDonald
Topics: Desire, Desires

You have to start knowing yourself so well that you begin to know other people. A piece of us is in every person we can ever meet.
—John D. MacDonald

We have been endowed with the capacity and the power to create desirable pictures within and to find them automatically in the outer world of our environment.
—John D. MacDonald
Topics: Imagination

Integrity is not a conditional word. It doesn’t blow in the wind or change with the weather. It is your inner image of yourself, and if you look in there and see a man who won’t cheat, then you know he never will.
—John D. MacDonald
Topics: Integrity, Cheating

Friendships, like marriages, are dependent on avoiding the unforgivable.
—John D. MacDonald
Topics: Friendship

You return and again take the proper course, guided by what?—By the picture in mind of the place you are headed for…
—John D. MacDonald
Topics: Goals

To enjoy enduring success we should travel a little in advance of the world.
—John D. MacDonald
Topics: Excellence

Your mind, which is yourself, can be likened to a house. The first necessary move then, is to rid that house of all but furnishings essential to success.
—John D. MacDonald
Topics: Compromise

A set definite objective must be established if we are to accomplish anything in a big way.
—John D. MacDonald
Topics: Goals

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