John Grisham Quotes & Sayings
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Famous Quotes By John Grisham
Ethics are determined by what they catch you doing. If you don't get caught, then you haven't violated any ethics. — John Grisham
We learned after the first semester in law school that it's best never to discuss exams. If notes are compared afterwards, you become painfully aware of things you missed. — John Grisham
He made a mistake, one that would send him to death row and eventually cost him his freedom for life. — John Grisham
(He) paused for a second and once more marveled at the speed with which one person's private business could be so thoroughly kicked around the neighborhood. — John Grisham
I earned my first steady paycheck watering rose bushes at a nursery for a dollar an hour. — John Grisham
How often would I have the chance to see a pretty girl bathing? I could recall no specific prohibition from the church or the Scriptures, though I knew it was wrong. But maybe it wasn't terribly sinful. — John Grisham
His book, The Dreams of Ada, was published by Viking in April 1987 and was greatly anticipated by the town. — John Grisham
You're old. You're senile. You're too calm about this. Something must be wrong ... "
"Wonderful. I'll pull out my hair and chase butterflies around the room. — John Grisham
I wished i were seven feet tall. I'd hop up there and attack ol' Samson while the crowd went wild. I'd whip him good, send him flying, and become the biggest hero in Black Oak. But, for now, I could only boo him. — John Grisham
There had been so many. He had hired young ones because they were more plentiful and worked cheaper. The better of those got married and pregnant and wanted six months off. The bad ones flirted, wore tight miniskirts, and made suggestive comments. He had hired more mature women to negate any physical temptation, but, as a rule, they had been bossy, maternal, menopausal, and they had more doctors' appointments, as well as aches and pains to talk about and funerals to attend. — John Grisham
In little pockets of conversation, old men were telling stories of ancient floods. Women were talking of about how much rain there'd been in other towns
Paragould, Lepanto, and Manila. — John Grisham
Nor did she like society's way of presuming she was unhappy because she had not found the right guy. — John Grisham
I'm happy to see you've found a church home, Abby," her father said piously. For years he had led the prayer each Sunday at the First Methodist Church in Danesboro, and the other six days he had tirelessly practiced greed and manipulation. He had also steadily but discreetly pursued whiskey and women. An — John Grisham
I don't start a novel until I have lived with the story for awhile to the point of actually writing an outline and after a number of books I've learned that the more time I spend on the outline the easier the book is to write. And if I cheat on the outline I get in trouble with the book. — John Grisham
But Paul has a problem. He has a tumor in the right frontal lobe of his brain, about the size of a hen's egg. — John Grisham
No way, Nate. I can't stop them. Maybe I can embarrass them from time to time, cost the City some money, but what they're doing here is happening everywhere. We live in a police state and everybody supports the cops." "So you're the last line of defense?" "Yep." "God help us." "Indeed. Thanks for the scoop. I'll be in touch." "Don't mention it. — John Grisham
I cannot write as well as some people; my talent is in coming up with good stories about lawyers.That is what I am good at. — John Grisham
At times he thinks like a terrorist, then he cries like a little child.
- Reggie Love — John Grisham
Litigation funders are private companies that raise money from their investors to buy into big lawsuits. — John Grisham
Ricky had taught me a few cuss words. I usually practiced them in the woods by the river, then prayed for forgiveness as soon as I was done. — John Grisham
Well, in my defense, I was walking the floor at three this morning with her latest child. I think it's a girl. What's her name? — John Grisham
Guilt beyond a reasonable doubt means if he probably did it, then let's get him off the streets. — John Grisham
He's a two-faced, cutthroat, dirt-dumb, chicken shit, slimy, little bastard with a bright future in politics. — John Grisham
I am currently reading, "The Broker" by John Grisham. it is alittle slow to start so I will have to let you know if it gets better — John Grisham
God help us, if ever in this great country we turn our heads while people who have not had fair trials are executed ...
-Judge Frank Howell Seay — John Grisham
The digital age was dragging older lawyers like the Boones into the world of paperless files and storage, and not a minute too soon ... Why destroy so many trees to produce much paper that becomes useless almost as fast as it is filed away? — John Grisham
I give off rather mixed messages about the law. On the one hand, I can honestly say I don't miss working in a law office. On the other hand I do enjoy watching the law and while the profession may have its problems, I have sold zillions of books out of magnifying them. — John Grisham
I was tired of secrets, tired of seeing things I was not supposed to see. And so I just cried. — John Grisham
life in the free world is somehow supposed to improve? These are the real casualties of our wars. The war on drugs. The war on crime. Unintended victims of tough laws passed by tough politicians over the past forty years. One million young black men now warehoused in decaying prisons, idling away the days at taxpayer expense. — John Grisham
Any lawyer worth his salt knew the first offer had to be rejected. — John Grisham
Her destination was the hospital in Beckley, West Virginia, a town of twenty thousand. — John Grisham
He hadn't hit her in several years, but when you've been beaten you never forget it. The bruises go away but the scars remain, deep, hidden, raw. You stay beaten. It takes a real coward to beat a woman. — John Grisham
The door, locked it, and went around to the left side. She looked — John Grisham
Just started the new John Grisham book, "The Litigators" and so far it's a pretty good story.
I've always been a John Grisham fan and have read almost everything he has written with the exception of maybe only 2 books. — John Grisham
You burn a man's pickup, and he's ready for war. — John Grisham
I can't stop them. Maybe I can embarrass them from time to time, cost the City some money, but what they're doing here is happening everywhere. We live in a police state and everybody supports the cops. — John Grisham
I was on the verge of tears, so I turned and ran past the trailer and along the field road until I was safely out of their sight. Then I ducked into the cotton and waited for friendly voices. I sat on the hot ground, surrounded by stalks four feet tall, and I cried, something I really hated to do. — John Grisham
I've sold too many books to get good reviews anymore. There's a lot of jealousy, because [reviewers] think they can write a good novel or a best-seller and get frustrated when they can't. I've learned to despise them. — John Grisham
confidant, paralegal, caddie, and only friend. I earned — John Grisham
Still, something about writing made me spend large hours of my free time at my desk. — John Grisham
And NFL heavyweights to help wave — John Grisham
That's sounds right. Another $5,000 went to dress up the Little League park where he had played so many games. Seems like he paid off the MORTAGE on his parents' home, which wasn't that much. — John Grisham
Bolick. "Mrs. Finnemore was sound asleep in the downstairs bedroom, she heard nothing, and at some point she got up to check on April. That's when she realized she was gone." Theo looked at Mrs. Finnemore, who again shot him a fierce look. He knew the truth, and she knew he knew the truth. Trouble was, Theo couldn't tell the truth because he'd made a promise to April. The truth was that Mrs. Finnemore had not been home for the past two nights. April had been living alone, terrified, with all the doors and windows locked as tightly as possible; with a chair jammed against her bedroom door; with an old baseball bat across the end of her — John Grisham
The human body was not meant for such abuse. After about six months they lost steam. — John Grisham
The first thing my family did when we moved was join the local church. The second was to go to the library and get library cards. — John Grisham
But [Stanley Wade] instead removed his glasses and wiped his eyes. They were moist not from fear but from the harsh reality of being confronted by one of his victims. How many others were out there? Why had he chosen to spend his career screwing these people?
~from "Michael's Room"~ — John Grisham
Everything is carefully designed to make people crave the food that looks far more delicious on the walls than on the tables. — John Grisham
Prisons are hate factories, Pastor, and society wants more and more of them. — John Grisham
Do we really want fair trials? No, we do not. We want justice, and quickly. And justice is whatever we deem it to be on a case-by-case basis. — John Grisham
Some of his transactions involved Ada policemen, specifically one Dennis Corvin, whom Gore described as a primary supplier — John Grisham
And they drank heavily, partied with great enthusiasm, and relished the drug culture; they moved in and out and slept around, and this was okay because they defined their own morality. They were fighting for the Mexicans and the redwoods, dammit! They had to be good people! — John Grisham
Fawcett, who had no valid reason to recuse — John Grisham
I don't usually eat breakfast. I prefer to be asleep during the hours that it is served. — John Grisham
the man, Jeff, to step away from the airplane. — John Grisham
He stared at the cheap linoleum between his shoes and admitted to himself that once again he had fallen into the trap that often snared so many of the educated and upper-class locals when they convinced themselves that the rest of the population was stupid and ignorant. Cranwell was smarter than most lawyers in town, and infinitely more prepared. — John Grisham
I've had nine of my books adapted to film, and almost all were enjoyable. I've been very lucky with Hollywood, and look forward to more movies being adapted. But I don't get involved in that process. I know nothing about making movies and I stay away from it and hope for the best. — John Grisham
I always do book signings with the same blue pen. That way, if I add a personalised message to a book I've already signed, it'll be in the same colour as my signature. — John Grisham
Writing was not a childhood dream of mine. I do not recall longing to write as a student. I wasn't sure how to start. — John Grisham
Has a new father and a new life. I cannot — John Grisham
I don't want to force my politics on my readers. — John Grisham
let's get away from him, go somewhere else.' I — John Grisham
way, please call. — John Grisham
Dear Mrs. Black: On seven prior occasions this company has denied your claim in writing. We now deny it for the eighth and final time. You must be stupid, stupid stupid, stupid! — John Grisham
My children know nothing of Christmas. They have so little, and want so little, it makes me feel guilty for the mindless materialism of our culture. — John Grisham
Life is too short to despise people who simply can't help what they've done. — John Grisham
After a leisurely slide into second, Joe bounced to his feet, looked at Marichal, shrugged, smiled, and spread his arms as if to say, You throw at me, I'll make you pay. — John Grisham
At 1:00 a.m., they were in the Welsh pub again, having drinks and talking opera and football. — John Grisham
Did you know that some of the counties in the coalfields have the highest rates of cancer in the country? — John Grisham
Judith insisted he attend some crunchy little granola academy where all plastic is forbidden and all the teachers wear thick wool socks and old sandals. — John Grisham
If you're not nervous, son, then something is wrong. — John Grisham
Hubbard obtained the land from Sylvester's widow. — John Grisham
How do you like your coffee?" "Black, but I'll fix it myself." "I don't mind fixing your coffee for you. It's part of the job." "I'll fix it myself." "All the secretaries do it." "If you ever touch my coffee, I'll see to it that you're sent to the mail room to lick stamps." "We have an automated licker. Do they lick stamps on Wall Street?" "It was a figure of speech. — John Grisham
She loved Manhattan and could not imagine living anywhere else, but her world was upside down now, and, well, there was nothing certain in her future. — John Grisham
We've sent 130 men to death row to be executed in this country, at least 130 that we know of, who have later have been exonerated because they were either innocent, or they were not fairly tried. That's 130 people that we've locked down on death row. And they've spent years there. — John Grisham
Privileged people don't march and protest; their world is safe and clean and governed by laws designed to keep them happy. — John Grisham
The sixth and last eulogy was from Roderick, Hugo and Verna's oldest child. He wrote a three-page tribute to his father, and it was read by the reverend. Even Michael Geismar, a cold-blooded Presbyterian, finally succumbed to his emotions. The — John Grisham
In one long glorious acknowledgment of failure, he laid himself bare before God. — John Grisham
beautiful country with spectacular views. As — John Grisham
The spirit flowed more freely and made for a more spontaneous style of worship. — John Grisham
What did you talk — John Grisham
Death row is a nightmare to serial killers and ax murderers. For an innocent man, it's a life of mental torture that the human spirit is not equipped to survive. — John Grisham
Crime? No, he was not. He insisted he knew nothing — John Grisham
This was Mississippi, where for years whites shot blacks for any reason or no reason and no one cared; where whites raped blacks and it was considered sport; where blacks were hanged for fighting back. — John Grisham
No one in Brady had seemed even remotely aware that the world was teetering on the brink of a catastrophic depression. Perhaps the mountains kept the place isolated and secure. Or perhaps life there had been depressed for so long another crash wouldn't matter. — John Grisham
I had never seen a woman's breasts before, and I doubted if any seven-year-old boy in Craighead County had. Maybe some kid had stumbled upon his mother, but I was certain no boy my age had never had this view. — John Grisham
I learned that lesson a long time ago. When you write popular fiction you're going to get bashed by critics. — John Grisham
if you don't think about death, you don't appreciate life. — John Grisham
Jesus preached more and taught more about helping the poor and the sick and the hungry than he did about heaven and hell. Shouldn't that tell us something? — John Grisham
She was drained from the shock and fear of looking at the emotional wreckage of real humans, desperate people with little hope and looking to her for help. — John Grisham
Like every false rumor, it gained credibility while being repeated, and before long it was practically a fact. — John Grisham
Focused ultrasound therapy is still in its early stages, still experimental, but there is enough research to date to be very optimistic. — John Grisham
shakes his head as if he hates to do what he's about to do, and says, "Your Honor, I have another bit of video that I think might help us here. It's the end of the fight five years ago with Corliss Beane." I stand and say, "Your Honor, I know nothing about this. It was not disclosed to me." Max is ready because he's been planning — John Grisham