The good thing about writing fiction is that you can get back at people. — John Grisham Copy Share Image
I cannot write as well as some people; my talent is in coming up with good stories about lawyers.That is what I… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
Privileged people don't march and protest; their world is safe and clean and governed by laws designed to keep them happy. — John Grisham Copy Share Image
More than 100 people have been sent to death row who were later exonerated because they weren't guilty or fairly tried. Most… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
Twenty years on, the books are still fun to write and I've still got lots of stories I want to tell, mainly… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
It's amazing how lies grow. You start with a small one that seems easy to cover, then you get boxed in and… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
So many book sections in newspapers and magazines used to be lively and vibrant places. Now they are gone. You just don't… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
And they drank heavily, partied with great enthusiasm, and relished the drug culture; they moved in and out and slept around, and… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
We have the crime of the century every six months. So for people like me who enjoy, you know, taking these stories… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
We've sent 130 men to death row to be executed in this country, at least 130 that we know of, who have… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
The Deep South has the friendliest people in the world. They will do anything for you. They also want to know what's… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
The two mistakes that come to mind are people who introduce a flood of characters in the first few pages. Where the… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
I did get tired of hearing that criticism years ago. That is not a compliment. Being labeled a "beach read" is a… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
I have learned not to read reviews. Period. And I hate reviewers. All of them, or at least all but two or… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
And that's the mission of The Innocence Project in New York, is to exonerate people who have been wrongfully convicted, and also… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
I'm not in favor of the death penalty. But I'm in favor of locking these people away in maximum security units where… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
I was a lawyer for 10 years - a short time, but it molded me into who I am. My clients were… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
“Do you read them? Faulkner, Hemingway, Fitzgerald?" "Only if I have to. I try to avoid old dead white men.” — John Grisham Copy Share
“Cuando duermes, engañas al sistema. El tiempo del sueño te pertenece a ti y no al Estado.” — John Grisham Copy Share
“The Senator did not know who owned the jet, nor had he ever met Mr. Trudeau, which in most cultures would seem odd since… — John Grisham Copy Share
“What kind of name is Siler-Spence? I mean, what's wrong with these women who use hyphens? What if her name was Skowinski and she… — John Grisham Copy Share
“In that case, the truck driver took the stand, swore to tell the truth, then lied for three hours. He said Gretchen crossed the… — John Grisham Copy Share
Quite often I can be in a bookshop, standing beneath a great big picture of myself and paying for a book with a credit… — John Grisham Copy Share
In my case, once you sell a lot of books and you are labeled a bestselling author, the serious critics are never gonna say… — John Grisham Copy Share
Twenty years on, the books are still fun to write and I've still got lots of stories I want to tell, mainly about social… — John Grisham Copy Share
Sometimes I can tackle an issue -homelessness, tobacco litigation, insurance fraud, the death penalty - and wrap a good story around it. These are… — John Grisham Copy Share
“So why do these guys hate your guts?” “Because they believe strip-mining is a good thing. It provides jobs, and there are few jobs… — John Grisham Copy Share
“In little pockets of conversation, old men were telling stories of ancient floods. Women were talking of about how much rain there'd been in… — John Grisham Copy Share
