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John Grisham Quotes

I've written 17 novels, and I've found out that fiction can't keep up with real life Picture Quote #1

I struggle with racism every day Picture Quote #1

We are extremely private, and we really got sort of ambushed by the notoriety Picture Quote #1

I'm not in favor of the death penalty. But I'm in favor of locking these people away in maximum security units where they can never get out. They can never escape. They can never be paroled. Lock the bad ones away. But you gotta rethink everybody else Picture Quote #1

Quite often I can be in a bookshop, standing beneath a great big picture of myself and paying for a book with a credit card clearly marked John Grisham, yet no one recognises me. I often say I'm a famous author in a country where no one reads Picture Quote #1

I can't change overnight into a serious literary author. You can't compare apples to oranges. William Faulkner was a great literary genius. I am not Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes I can tackle an issue - homelessness, tobacco litigation, insurance fraud, the death penalty - and wrap a good story around it. These are the best books, the ones with a story and a message Picture Quote #1

After I'd been a lawyer for about five or six years, I started playing around with fiction Picture Quote #1

I always do book signings with the same blue pen. That way, if I add a personalised message to a book I've already signed, it'll be in the same colour as my signature Picture Quote #1

I earned my first steady paycheck watering rose bushes at a nursery for a dollar an hour Picture Quote #1

I learned that lesson a long time ago. When you write popular fiction, you're going to get bashed by critics Picture Quote #1

I seriously doubt I would ever have written the first story had I not been a lawyer. I never dreamed of being a writer. I wrote only after witnessing a trial Picture Quote #1

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I was a lawyer for 10 years, and several of my clients had the misfortune, through no fault of my own, of going to prison. I visited them occasionally Picture Quote #1

One thing you really have to watch as a writer is getting on a soapbox or pulpit about anything. You don't want to alienate readers Picture Quote #1

Still, something about writing made me spend large hours of my free time at my desk Picture Quote #1

When you work at street level you never know who's going to walk through your door Picture Quote #1

I am currently reading,

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I don't feel stupid, just inadequate. After three years of studying the law, I'm very much aware of how little I know Picture Quote #1

The coffee arrives, and we backslide into what lawyers do best - talking about other lawyers Picture Quote #1

I looked at her and tried to speak, but all I could think about was how shocked she'd be if I said what I was thinking Picture Quote #1

Please give me fifty more years of work and fun, then an instant death when I'm sleeping Picture Quote #1

It's as if we spend our entire lives avoiding Jell-O but it is always there at the end, waiting Picture Quote #1

In life, finding a voice is speaking and living the truth. Each of you is an original. Each of you has a distinctive voice. When you find it, your story will be told. You will be heard Picture Quote #1

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Death row is a nightmare to serial killers and ax murderers. For an innocent man, it's a life of mental torture that the human spirit is not equipped to survive Picture Quote #1

Ricky had taught me a few cuss words. I usually practiced them in the woods by the river, then prayed for forgiveness as soon as I was done Picture Quote #1

I was tired of secrets, tired of seeing things I was not supposed to see. And so I just cried Picture Quote #1

Shame was an emotion he had abandoned years earlier. Addicts know no shame. You disgrace yourself so many times you become immune to it Picture Quote #1

Privileged people don't march and protest; their world is safe and clean and governed by laws designed to keep them happy Picture Quote #1

I don't usually eat breakfast. I prefer to be asleep during the hours that it is served Picture Quote #1

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I've written 17 novels, and I've found out that fiction can't keep up with real life (John Grisham Quotes) I struggle with racism every day (John Grisham Quotes) We are extremely private, and we really got sort of ambushed by the notoriety (John Grisham Quotes) I'm not in favor of the death penalty. But I'm in favor of locking these people away in maximum security units where they can never get out. They can never escape. They can never be paroled. Lock the bad ones away. But you gotta rethink everybody else (John Grisham Quotes) Quite often I can be in a bookshop, standing beneath a great big picture of myself and paying for a book with a credit card clearly marked John Grisham, yet no one recognises me. I often say I'm a famous author in a country where no one reads (John Grisham Quotes) I can't change overnight into a serious literary author. You can't compare apples to oranges. William Faulkner was a great literary genius. I am not (John Grisham Quotes) Sometimes I can tackle an issue - homelessness, tobacco litigation, insurance fraud, the death penalty - and wrap a good story around it. These are the best books, the ones with a story and a message (John Grisham Quotes) After I'd been a lawyer for about five or six years, I started playing around with fiction (John Grisham Quotes) I always do book signings with the same blue pen. That way, if I add a personalised message to a book I've already signed, it'll be in the same colour as my signature (John Grisham Quotes) I earned my first steady paycheck watering rose bushes at a nursery for a dollar an hour (John Grisham Quotes) I learned that lesson a long time ago. When you write popular fiction, you're going to get bashed by critics (John Grisham Quotes) I seriously doubt I would ever have written the first story had I not been a lawyer. I never dreamed of being a writer. I wrote only after witnessing a trial (John Grisham Quotes) I was a lawyer for 10 years, and several of my clients had the misfortune, through no fault of my own, of going to prison. I visited them occasionally (John Grisham Quotes) My name became a brand, and I'd love to say that was the plan from the start. But the only plan was to keep writing books. And I've stuck to that ever since (John Grisham Quotes) One thing you really have to watch as a writer is getting on a soapbox or pulpit about anything. You don't want to alienate readers (John Grisham Quotes) Still, something about writing made me spend large hours of my free time at my desk (John Grisham Quotes) When you work at street level you never know who's going to walk through your door (John Grisham Quotes) I am currently reading, "The Broker" by John Grisham. it is a little slow to start so I will have to let you know if it gets better (John Grisham Quotes) I don't feel stupid, just inadequate. After three years of studying the law, I'm very much aware of how little I know (John Grisham Quotes) The coffee arrives, and we backslide into what lawyers do best - talking about other lawyers (John Grisham Quotes) I looked at her and tried to speak, but all I could think about was how shocked she'd be if I said what I was thinking (John Grisham Quotes) Please give me fifty more years of work and fun, then an instant death when I'm sleeping (John Grisham Quotes) It's as if we spend our entire lives avoiding Jell-O but it is always there at the end, waiting (John Grisham Quotes) In life, finding a voice is speaking and living the truth. Each of you is an original. Each of you has a distinctive voice. When you find it, your story will be told. You will be heard (John Grisham Quotes) Death row is a nightmare to serial killers and ax murderers. For an innocent man, it's a life of mental torture that the human spirit is not equipped to survive (John Grisham Quotes) Ricky had taught me a few cuss words. I usually practiced them in the woods by the river, then prayed for forgiveness as soon as I was done (John Grisham Quotes) I was tired of secrets, tired of seeing things I was not supposed to see. And so I just cried (John Grisham Quotes) Shame was an emotion he had abandoned years earlier. Addicts know no shame. You disgrace yourself so many times you become immune to it (John Grisham Quotes) Privileged people don't march and protest; their world is safe and clean and governed by laws designed to keep them happy (John Grisham Quotes) I don't usually eat breakfast. I prefer to be asleep during the hours that it is served (John Grisham Quotes)

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