I learned that lesson a long time ago. When you write popular fiction, you're going to get bashed by critics. — John Grisham Copy Share Image
“He's a two-faced, cutthroat, dirt-dumb, chicken shit, slimy, little bastard with a bright future in politics.” — John Grisham Copy Share Image
I had never written anything. And I had never studied writing. So my motives were pure: I had a great story... a… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
“These are mistakes, not regrets. Regrets are over and done with and a waste of time to rehash. Mistakes, though, are bad… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
I wrote a lot of 'A Time to Kill' at the State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., hiding in little committee rooms, killing… — 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
I sat down with a yellow legal pad and began writing 'A Time to Kill.' Had no idea what I was doing.… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
“Sistrunk looked angrily at Lettie and said, “I’m allowed to be paid for my time and expenses, plus there is the matter… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
I remember Stephen King did a fundraiser one time with J.K. Rowling and he was very impressed with her. But we talk… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
Most men cannot write good sex. I tried one time years ago and showed it to my wife, and she felt like… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
I was a lawyer for 10 years - a short time, but it molded me into who I am. — John Grisham Copy Share Image
“Street life was a struggle to survive today, with no time to reminisce and nothing in the past to get nostalgic over.… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
An outline is crucial. It saves so much time. When you write suspense, you have to know where you're going because you… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
Wrongful convictions happen every week in every state in this country. And they happen for all the same reasons. Sloppy police work.… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
“We all have our little secrets, and as long as they're harmless, who really cares? With time, the secrets often go away… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
Right from the start, I loved the works of Mark Twain. Every time I read about Tom Sawyer, I'd go out and… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
In 1984, when I was a rookie member of the House, there was a bill introduced to make Martin Luther King's birthday… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
Stephen King told me a long time ago, when he gave me some advice about the movies. He said to take the… — 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 Image
“Cuando duermes, engañas al sistema. El tiempo del sueño te pertenece a ti y no al Estado.” — John Grisham Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
