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> [One of the most fundamental questions people have about defense attorneys is, 'How can you do that? How can you go to bat everyday for a person that you may not know is guilty but you have a pretty good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-kelley/one-of-the-most-fundamental-questions-people-have-about-defense/)

[David E. Kelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-kelley/)

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## More by David E. Kelley

> [ The designer \[...\] has a passion for doing something that fits somebody's needs, but that is not just a simple fix. The designer has… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-kelley/the-designer-has-a-passion-for-doing-something-that-fits-somebody-s/)

[David E. Kelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-kelley/)

> [I never thought of myself as a writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-kelley/i-never-thought-of-myself-as-a-writer/)

[David E. Kelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-kelley/)

> [I've never really told jokes. I'm not good at it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-kelley/i-ve-never-really-told-jokes-i-m-not-good-at-it/)

[David E. Kelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-kelley/)

> [People are out of their home on a Saturday night or they're at the movies or they're at dinner and a lot of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-kelley/people-are-out-of-their-home-on-a-saturday-night-or-they-re-at-the/)

[David E. Kelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-kelley/)

> [One of the most fundamental questions people have about defense attorneys is, 'How can you do that? How can you go to bat everyday…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-kelley/one-of-the-most-fundamental-questions-people-have-about-defense/)

[David E. Kelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-kelley/)

> [When the stories come easily and the writing process doesn't feel laboring, that's usually a good sign for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-kelley/when-the-stories-come-easily-and-the-writing-process-doesn-t-feel/)

[David E. Kelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-kelley/)

> [When I really have to push and grope and scratch and claw to make a story work, that's a telltale sign that maybe something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-kelley/when-i-really-have-to-push-and-grope-and-scratch-and-claw-to-make-a/)

[David E. Kelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-kelley/)

> [My court skills may have atrophied.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-kelley/my-court-skills-may-have-atrophied/)

[David E. Kelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-kelley/)

> [If you interview people or friends who work with me, they would say I'm private or internal or don't emote a lot. Yet I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-kelley/if-you-interview-people-or-friends-who-work-with-me-they-would-say-i/)

[David E. Kelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-kelley/)

> [Some of my high school teachers did remind me that I had an excellent imagination when it came to making up excuses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-kelley/some-of-my-high-school-teachers-did-remind-me-that-i-had-an-excellent/)

[David E. Kelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-kelley/)

> [When you create a show, and create characters, these people are like children to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-kelley/when-you-create-a-show-and-create-characters-these-people-are-like/)

[David E. Kelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-kelley/)

> [You learn more when things go wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-kelley/you-learn-more-when-things-go-wrong/)

[David E. Kelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-kelley/)

> [But Steven Bochco was smart; he knew that viewers were smart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-kelley/but-steven-bochco-was-smart-he-knew-that-viewers-were-smart/)

[David E. Kelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-kelley/)

> [You've got to honor your relationship with your audience - that they sit down because they want to be entertained. And that doesn't mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-kelley/you-ve-got-to-honor-your-relationship-with-your-audience-that-they/)

[David E. Kelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-kelley/)

> [The more lawyers there are, the more people are out there to encourage others not to go to law school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-kelley/the-more-lawyers-there-are-the-more-people-are-out-there-to-encourage/)

[David E. Kelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-kelley/)

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