First Quotes by Scott Turow

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Postmodernism cost literature its audience.

— Scott Turow

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

That led me to say that when push comes to shove, I'm against capital punishment.

— Scott Turow

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

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