I always try to tell a good story, one with a compelling plot that will keep the pages turning. — John Grisham Copy Share Image
After I'd been a lawyer for about five or six years, I started playing around with fiction. — John Grisham Copy Share Image
I'm not itching to sue Amazon or Wal-Mart... they sell a lot of books. But the future is very uncertain with books. — John Grisham Copy Share Image
The good thing about writing fiction is that you can get back at people. — John Grisham Copy Share Image
Still, something about writing made me spend large hours of my free time at my desk. — John Grisham Copy Share Image
I seriously doubt I would ever have written the first story had I not been a lawyer. I never dreamed of being… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
I like to start with the first chapter, end with chapter 40. No flashbacks, nothing fancy, just a direct storytelling. — 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
Twenty years on, the books are still fun to write and I've still got lots of stories I want to tell, mainly… — 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… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
I can't change overnight into a serious literary author. You can't compare apples to oranges. William Faulkner was a great literary genius.… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
“Some writers are seasoned raconteurs with an endless supply of stories and quips and one-liners. Others are reclusive and introverted souls who… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
The first thing my family did when we moved was join the local church. The second was to go to the library… — 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
I stopped reading William Faulkner because it's hard work. I want to read a good writer, but I also want to read… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
I don't start a novel until I have lived with the story for awhile to the point of actually writing an outline… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
There are few writers who, if they publish anything, I am going to buy it: Ian McEwan, Scott Turow, Pat Conroy -… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
“Writers are generally split into two camps: those who carefully outline their stories and know the ending before they begin, and those… — 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
I still enjoy the process of writing. If I ever feel like I am going through the motions because I can sell… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
Very few writers understand the complex history and maddening social order of the Mississippi Delta. For Steve Yarbrough, though, it's home turf.… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
Writing was not a childhood dream of mine. I do not recall longing to write as a student. I wasn't sure how… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
Writing's still the most difficult job I've ever had - but it's worth it. — John Grisham Copy Share Image
I've written 17 novels, and I've found out that fiction can't keep up with real life. — 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
“There are few things I like better in life than getting lost in a good book.” — John Grisham Copy Share Image
I can't write - I can't think like a woman... it's not natural, but I've tried. — John Grisham Copy Share Image
I cannot write as well as some people; my talent is in coming up with good stories about lawyers.That is what I… — 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
It's hard to read good fiction when I am writing, because if it is really good I catch myself sort of inadvertently… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
I used to walk in a bookstore and see all these books on the walls. And I would say, 'Who wants to… — 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
