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
meaningful should critics
Critics should find meaningful work.
father decision lawyer
My decision to become a lawyer was irrevocably sealed when I realized my father hated the legal profession.
book writing thinking
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.
life-is-short life-is live-to-the-fullest
Life is short..Live to the fullest..
girl attachment mind
Once again, I was reminded that Tally was the prettiest girl I'd ever met, and when she smiled at me my mind went blank. Once you've seen a pretty girl naked, you feel a certain attachment to her.
adventure tales exciting
A riveting, exciting and thoroughly compelling tale of adventure.
book kids naughty
My mum was never too keen on TV, so we kids all went to the library and got books out. Right from the start, I loved the works of Mark Twain. Every time I read about Tom Sawyer, I'd go out and do something low-level naughty, just like him.
writing hints stories
An outline is crucial. It saves so much time. When you write suspense, you have to know where you're going because you have to drop little hints along the way. With the outline, I always know where the story is going. So before I ever write, I prepare an outline of 40 or 50 pages.
meaningful hate writing
I have learned not to read reviews. Period. And I hate reviewers. All of them, or at least all but two or three. Life is much simpler ignoring reviews and the nasty people who write them. Critics should find meaningful work.
writing hours desks
Still, something about writing made me spend large hours of my free time at my desk.
doors levels streets
When you work at street level you never know who's going to walk through your door.
rose nurse firsts
I earned my first steady paycheck watering rose bushes at a nursery for a dollar an hour.
white inmates prison
Prisons are fascinating places, especially when the inmates are educated white-collar types.
yesterday live-your-life today
You live your life today, Not tommorow, and certainly not yesterday.