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
morning bits every-morning
Every morning I wake at 6am or 6.30am, champing at the bit.
struggle racism
I struggle with racism every day
reading successful pursuit-of-happiness
Reading is by far the most successful pursuit of happiness.
book hands law
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.
fun regret college
I grew up in a very small, close-knit, Southern Baptist family, where everything was off-limits. So I couldn't wait to get to college and have some fun. And I did for the first two years. And I regret a lot of it, because my grades were in terrible shape.
daughter wall home
Mr. Buckley, let me explain it this way. And I'll do so very carefully & slowly so that even you will understand it. If I was the sheriff, I would not have arrested him. If I was on the grand jury, I would not have indicted him. If I was the judge, I would not try him. If I was the D.A., I would not prosecute him. If I was on the trial jury, I would vote to give him a key to the city, a plaque to hang on his wall, & I would send him home to his family. And, Mr. Buckley, if my daughter is ever raped, I hope I have the guts to do what he did.
waiting ends avoiding
It's as if we spend our entire lives avoiding Jell-O but it is always there at the end, waiting.
sanctity-of-marriage sanctity homosexual
How could homosexuals possibly srew up the sanctity of marriage any worse than heterosexuals?
mother law wife
The mother of a trophy wife is not automatically a trophy mother-in-law.
fighting who-i-am years
I was a lawyer for 10 years - a short time, but it molded me into who I am. My clients were little people fighting big corporations, so it was a natural thing to not only represent the little guy but also to pull for him - it's the American way.
fun sleep years
Please give me fifty more years of work and fun, then an instant death when I'm sleeping.
couple years guy
Keeping a guy in prison costs 50,000 bucks a year. Executing one costs a couple million.
baby school law
She was pondering the option of law school, the great American baby-sitter for directionless postgrads.
four rehab somewhere-down-the-road
Four rehabs meant a fifth was somewhere down the road.