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
bible jesus judging
judge not that ye be not judged
apples orange serious
I can't change overnight into a serious literary author. You can't compare apples to oranges. William Faulkner was a great literary genius. I am not.
hate want prison
Prisons are hate factories, Pastor, and society wants more and more of them.
war men ready
You burn a man's pickup, and he's ready for war.
law people world
Privileged people don't march and protest; their world is safe and clean and governed by laws designed to keep them happy.
men circumstances
I guess under the right circumstances, a man will do just about anything.
thinking speak said
I looked at her and tried to speak, but all I could think about was how shocked she'd be if I said what I was thinking.
men innocent-man serial-killer
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.
courage people brain
Some people have more guts than brains.
stupid years law
I don't feel stupid, just inadequate. After three years of studying the law, I'm very much aware of how little I know.
writing long fiction
I learned that lesson a long time ago. When you write popular fiction, you're going to get bashed by critics.
school law firsts
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.
book blue add
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.
clients counting warts
He's my client, and he's counting on me. I'll take him, warts and all.