John Grisham
John Grisham
John Ray Grisham, Jr. is an American bestselling writer, attorney, politician, and activist best known for his popular legal thrillers. His books have been translated into 42 languages and published worldwide...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth8 February 1955
CountryUnited States of America
poverty equalizer
Poverty is a great equalizer
fighting people drug
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!
hate cities giving
We cuss them because we're not good enough for them. We hate them because they wouldn't look at us, couldn't be bothered to give us an interview. I guess there's a Trent & Brent in every city, in every field. I didn't make it and I don't belong, so I'll just go through life hating them.
coffee talking lawyer
The coffee arrives, and we backslide into what lawyers do best---talking about other lawyers.
things-in-life long lawyer
There are few things in life worse than a long-winded lawyer.
long glorious acknowledgment
In one long glorious acknowledgment of failure, he laid himself bare before God.
rivers cuss-words taught
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.
past sight voice
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.
tired secret seeing
I was tired of secrets, tired of seeing things I was not supposed to see. And so I just cried.
people locks favors
I'm not in favor of the death penalty. But I'm in favor of locking these people away in maximum security units where they can never get out. They can never escape. They can never be paroled. Lock the bad ones away. But you gotta rethink everybody else.
church library cards
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.
inspirational real fiction
I've written 17 novels, and I've found out that fiction can't keep up with real life.
christian book belief
I'm a Christian, and those beliefs occasionally come out in the books.
writing people fiction
The good thing about writing fiction is that you can get back at people.