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
The good thing about writing fiction is that you can get back at people. — 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
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
Writing's still the most difficult job I've ever had - but it's worth it. — John Grisham Copy Share Image
One thing that drives me nuts... well, let me ask you, when writers write do they not use quotation marks anymore? — 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
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
I've sold too many books to get good reviews anymore. There's a lot of jealousy, because [reviewers] think they can write a… — 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
One thing you really have to watch as a writer is getting on a soapbox or pulpit about anything. You don't want… — 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
“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
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 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 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
That's the best way to practice law, is writing about it and not having to be in the courtroom! — 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
My name became a brand and I'd love to say it was the plan from the start. But the only plan was… — 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 can't write - I can't think like a woman... it's not natural, but I've tried. — 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
“What would his friends think? The Honorable Hatlee Beech, federal judge, writing prose like a faggot, extorting money out of innocent people.” — John Grisham Copy Share Image
Best-selling writers should go to bookstores to say thanks to the booksellers, to meet fans, sign autographs, sign books, talk, whatever. — John Grisham Copy Share Image
Ten years from now I plan to be sitting here, looking out over my land. I hope I'll be writing books, but… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
“Dear Mrs. Black: On seven prior occasions this company has denied your claim in writing. We now deny it for the eighth… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
So many book sections in newspapers and magazines used to be lively and vibrant places. Now they are gone. You just don't… — 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
We have the crime of the century every six months. So for people like me who enjoy, you know, taking these stories… — 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
Stephen King reached out to me twenty-five years ago and taught me some valuable lessons. In return, I've tried to be generous… — 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 did get tired of hearing that criticism years ago. That is not a compliment. Being labeled a "beach read" is a… — 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
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