About Quote by Scott Turow Download Open image “All my novels are about the ambiguities that lie beneath the sharp edges of the law.” — Scott Turow ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare About Ambiguity Beneath Books Edges Law Lie Lying Novel Sharp Sharp edges
I came to realize that the law is about a book of rules, and he who learns them best, and is the most creative… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
A surprising number [of novels] have been read aloud to me, and I like all if moderately good, and if they do not end… — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
I just had the sense that at least the books that I had read about law just didn't really have enough of that. — Floyd Abrams Copy Share Image
Laws are best explained, interpreted and applied by those whose interest and abilities lie in perverting, confounding and eluding them — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
Every one of my books is written from the viewpoint of cops, with the exception of my book Killer on the Road, which is… — James Ellroy Copy Share Image
There are many pleasant fictions of the law in constant operation, but there is not one so pleasant or practically humorous as that which… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“For me, taking the sort of dry principles of the law and bringing them into contact with human beings . . . it's like… — Michael Ponsor Copy Share Image
My focus will always be crime, but it might not always be fiction, nor always for adults, nor books entirely in prose. That's a… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
If you desire information on some point of law, you are not likely to ponder over the ponderous tomes of legal writers in order… — Felix Adler Copy Share Image
I am fascinated with criminal law because it is as rigorous as a poem and because it is based on what has been written… — Lucie Brock-Broido 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
If you ask an introvert a question, wait until she thinks about it. Introverts think before speaking, not through speaking. If you want to… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
I talk to my mates about our kids, being too tired and being worn out. — Holly Willoughby Copy Share Image
With 'Pretty Girls,' I saw the opportunity to talk not just about crime but what crime leaves behind. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I write about presidents. That means I write about guys - so far. I'm interested in the people closest to them, the people they… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
That's something a lot of folks don't know about me - I'm pretty darn funny. — Michael Jai White Copy Share Image
I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon… — Magdalena Neuner Copy Share Image
Sport is not just about entertainment. It is equally about winning and losing, pooling and galvanising the energy of the youth, upgrading people's physical… — Nita Ambani Copy Share Image
One of the ways that I discovered my confidence and my ability to overpower is becoming a mother. Suddenly, my world wasn't about myself… — Lights Copy Share Image
I didn't want to do 'Fashion Police' because I thought, 'This is stupid, this is beneath me, who wants to talk about fashion?' It… — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
I just worried about my weight. Worried about my appearance and thought I wan't pretty enough to be a pop star. It was very… — Judith Durham Copy Share Image