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I give off rather mixed messa...

I give off rather mixed messages about the law. On the one hand, I can honestly say I don't miss working in a law office. On the other hand I do enjoy watching the law and while the profession may have its problems, I have sold zillions of books out of magnifying them.

John Grisham 103 quotes

I seriously doubt I would eve...

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 103 quotes

I love piecing together intri...

I love piecing together intricate thoughts that people find compulsively readable and they can't put down.

John Grisham 103 quotes

Still, something about writin...

Still, something about writing made me spend large hours of my free time at my desk.

John Grisham 103 quotes

Prisons are fascinating place...

Prisons are fascinating places, especially when the inmates are educated white-collar types.

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Most criminal defendants do n...

Most criminal defendants do not get adequate representation because there are not enough public defenders to represent them. There is a lot that is wrong.

John Grisham 103 quotes

I sat down with a yellow lega...

I sat down with a yellow legal pad and began writing 'A Time to Kill.' Had no idea what I was doing. It became, over a period of several years, a secret little hobby nobody knew about except my wife, because she was reading chapter by chapter.

John Grisham 103 quotes

I'm not itching to sue Amazon...

I'm not itching to sue Amazon or Wal-Mart... they sell a lot of books. But the future is very uncertain with books.

John Grisham 103 quotes

Best-selling writers should g...

Best-selling writers should go to bookstores to say thanks to the booksellers, to meet fans, sign autographs, sign books, talk, whatever.

John Grisham 103 quotes

Keeping a guy in prison costs...

Keeping a guy in prison costs 50,000 bucks a year. Executing one costs a couple million.

John Grisham 103 quotes

Writing's still the most diff...

Writing's still the most difficult job I've ever had - but it's worth it.

John Grisham 103 quotes

I spend a lot of time outlini...

I spend a lot of time outlining before I write the first word.

John Grisham 103 quotes

I wrote a lot of 'A Time to K...

I wrote a lot of 'A Time to Kill' at the State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., hiding in little committee rooms, killing time waiting for legislation to come to the floor.

John Grisham 103 quotes

Wrongful convictions happen e...

Wrongful convictions happen every week in every state in this country. And they happen for all the same reasons. Sloppy police work. Eyewitness identification is the most - is the worst type almost. Because it's wrong about half the time. Think about that.

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And that's the mission of The...

And that's the mission of The Innocence Project in New York, is to exonerate people who have been wrongfully convicted, and also work from a policy angle with Congress and state legislatures to prevent future wrongful convictions.

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One thing you really have to ...

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.

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There's always such a rush to...

There's always such a rush to judgment. It makes a fair trial hard to get.

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I always do book signings wit...

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 103 quotes

Writing was not a childhood d...

Writing was not a childhood dream of mine. I do not recall longing to write as a student. I wasn't sure how to start.

John Grisham 103 quotes

I've tried writing with music...

I've tried writing with music on, but I find it distracting.

John Grisham 103 quotes

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