I'm of that generation of Jews still deeply influenced by the Holocaust. Certainly the notion that the state power to kill can… — 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… — 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… — 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… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
You know, my mom, who inspired me to be a novelist, I remember her reading 'The Agony and the Ecstasy,' about Michelangelo,… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
Being a lawyer, even in a city as large as Chicago, is like being a citizen of a small town. I love… — 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 love criminal law. It must be the Dostoyevskian streak in me. I'm fascinated by the accumulation of forces that make people… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
Musicians make up for the copies of their songs that get pirated by performing live. I don't think there will be as… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
I keep two sentimental mementos on my desk to remind me of two favorite men. There is an inkwell that my Uncle… — 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
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
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
'Black Beauty,' by Anna Sewell, remains a star-dusted memory because my mom read it aloud to my sister and me at night… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
I'm a computer guy, and one of the things I did with the good fortune that 'Presumed Innocent' brought me was to… — 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
