The first thing my family did when we moved was join the local church. The second was to go to the library and get library cards. John Grisham More Quotes by John Grisham More Quotes From John Grisham She was pondering the option of law school, the great American baby-sitter for directionless postgrads. John Grisham law baby school Please give me fifty more years of work and fun, then an instant death when I'm sleeping. John Grisham sleep fun years 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 trials doubt stories Every morning I wake at 6am or 6.30am, champing at the bit. John Grisham every-morning bits morning Poverty is a great equalizer John Grisham equalizer poverty Mr. Buckley, let me explain it this way. And I'll do so very carefully & slowly so that even you will understand it. If I was the sheriff, I would not have arrested him. If I was on the grand jury, I would not have indicted him. If I was the judge, I would not try him. If I was the D.A., I would not prosecute him. If I was on the trial jury, I would vote to give him a key to the city, a plaque to hang on his wall, & I would send him home to his family. And, Mr. Buckley, if my daughter is ever raped, I hope I have the guts to do what he did. John Grisham wall daughter home I didn't dare think of the future; the past was still happening. John Grisham dare past thinking Prisons are hate factories, Pastor, and society wants more and more of them. John Grisham hate prison want I was tired of secrets, tired of seeing things I was not supposed to see. And so I just cried. John Grisham cried tired secret I was on the verge of tears, so I turned and ran past the trailer and along the field road until I was safely out of their sight. Then I ducked into the cotton and waited for friendly voices. I sat on the hot ground, surrounded by stalks four feet tall, and I cried, something I really hated to do. John Grisham sight feet past I don't usually eat breakfast. I prefer to be asleep during the hours that it is served. John Grisham hours breakfast The good thing about writing fiction is that you can get back at people. John Grisham writing people fiction The worst letters come from retired high school English teachers. They will literally take a book and pick it to pieces and send me 14 pages of notes. John Grisham teacher book school I was a lawyer for 10 years - a short time, but it molded me into who I am. John Grisham lawyer who-i-am years 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 faults clients years All students enter law school with a certain amount of idealism and desire to serve the public, but after three years of brutal competition we care for nothing but the right job with the right firm where we can make partner in seven years and earn big bucks. John Grisham jobs years school The company later went broke, and of course all blame was directed at the lawyers. Not once did I hear any talk that maybe a trace of mismanagement could in any way have contributed to the bankruptcy. John Grisham blame lawyer way My name became a brand and I'd love to say it 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 names writing book And they drank heavily, partied with great enthusiasm, and relished the drug culture; they moved in and out and slept around, and this was okay because they defined their own morality. They were fighting for the Mexicans and the redwoods, dammit! They had to be good people! John Grisham drug fighting people I cannot write as well as some people; my talent is in coming up with good stories about lawyers.That is what I am good at. John Grisham stories writing people
