Christopher Darden Quotes

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• I began writing in the 4th grade. As a matter of fact, I produced a play for the entire school. It was about Leif Ericson…
• I did not think that I was angry, but clearly anger was reflected in my writing. I did not think that I had been affected…
• I chose to go to law school because I thought that someday, somehow I'd make a difference.
• I think that as I continue to write, my writing I hope will become more controversial and more provocative.
• I no longer teach law. But when I did I advised my students that they should never accept a case if it meant that by…
• I'm real bent on dialogue. I'm just a little bit crazy and when you put that along with 20 years as a criminal lawyer, it's…
• In fact, some reviewers have said that as they got into the story they forgot that the protagonist is a black woman. They were moved…
• In some ways I'm still recovering from the trial. My health is not as good as it ought to be. I've gone back to practicing…
• I am a struggling writer. A middle-aged man with two little kids and I'm just trying to earn a living. So buy this book -…
• I think that the mere fact that I'm doing it ought to inspire someone. In junior high school the counselor suggested that I focus on…
• All I can really say is it's bloodier than hell. In this one I'm going to be much more direct and honest in my description…
• That's the thing about us lawyers - if at all possible, we will consume each other.
• Writing is hard work, but a lot of fun, too. It allows me to live out some of my fantasies.
• The main thing is that you have a good editor - one that believes in you and who will give you the feedback that you…
• I just did something on a show on UPN called "Girlfriends" that will be on television in February. I am actually a much better actor…
• I suppose that one of the reasons I wrote "In Contempt" was because of the money. After the trial I came to realize that there…
• It would have been easier to have a male protagonist, but I didn't want people to assume that Nikki Hill was me in her entirety…
• A lot of the evidence and some of the events you see in LA Justice are loosely based on real-life cases.
• I think my perspective is unique, and I want to make sure that perspective is memorialized and preserved.
• The law has no compassion. And justice is administered without compassion.

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