'Presumed Innocent' was written over a six to seven year period with intervals in between where I was figuring out the end… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
If the rewards to authors go down, simple economics says there will be fewer authors. It's not that people won't burn with… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
The prosecutor, who is supposed to carry the burden of proof, really is an author. — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
The hardest part is not to repeat yourself. I don't really believe my core obsessions are going to change, but you need… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
The one thing I would like more credit for is being part of a movement which involves recognising the importance of plot… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
In re-reading 'Presumed Innocent,' the one thing that struck me - and I re-read the book four different times in writing 'Innocent,'… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
I've become President of the Author's Guild, and, in part because they thought I had to know what I was talking about… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
I read little nonfiction, but I have no boundaries about the fiction I relish. The only unfailing criterion is that I can… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
The overwhelmingly successful trial book of my early adolescence had been To Kill A Mocking Bird. — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
I spent four of my five years at Stanford writing a novel I was unable to sell. — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
Poison Pill is a great reading. The novel ranges from Russian oligarchs to the American worlds of drug research and the equity… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
Amazon can't be all good or all bad. I don't think that everything they do is evil; they've given a lot of… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
All my novels are about the ambiguities that lie beneath the sharp edges of the law. — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
Only in the mystery novel are we delivered final and unquestionable solutions. The joke to me is that fiction gives you a… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
I think one of the blessings that I've had in watching, you know, films be made now from four of my books… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
I really believe that the movie will never be as good as the book, both because the book goes on longer -… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
All my life, I've wanted to write a book inspired by my relationship with my grandfather. Basically, my grandfather was a guy… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
I am a big believer in the fact that all authors really write only one book. — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
Because I spend so much time traveling, I tend to do most of my reading on the same iPad on which I… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
Now, many public libraries want to lend e-books, not simply to patrons who come in to download, but to anybody with a… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
The first time I remember really being excited about a book was 'The Count of Monte Cristo.' — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
I trained as a writer before I became a lawyer. I was headed for a life as an English professor, but that… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
I'm of that generation of Jews still deeply influenced by the Holocaust. Certainly the notion that the state power to kill can be subject… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
I cannot think of a day in my life when the library didn’t exert a potent attraction for me, offering a sense of the… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
Widespread public access to knowledge, like public education, is one of the pillars of our democracy, a guarantee that we can maintain a well-informed… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
I'm an ambitious person, and Harvard makes me feel successful, just having gotten in here. That's the ugly side of why I'm proud of… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
My sister was a twin, and the other baby died in childbirth, and I was three at the time, and I always kind of… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
After a week, it's better. I miss her. I mourn her. But some peace has returned. She had been so unattainable - so young,… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
There are lots of things about Amazon for which they deserve credit. They're innovative. There are lots of very, very happy Amazon customers. I'm… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
Libraries function as crucial technology hubs, not merely for free Web access, but for those who need computer training and assistance. Library business centers… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
That led me to say that when push comes to shove, I'm against capital punishment. — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
I hate second-guessing other lawyers because I know that I've tried and lost cases, and somebody could sit there and say, 'Should have done… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
The issue is not whether there are horrible cases where the penalty seems "right". The real question is whether we will ever design a… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
