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John Grisham Quotes

American - Writer | February 8, 1955 -

I was a lawyer for 10 years, and several of my clients had the misfortune, through no fault of my own, of going to prison. I visited them occasionally.

Lawyer Prison Clients My Own Fault

Sometimes I can tackle an issue -homelessness, tobacco litigation, insurance fraud, the death penalty - and wrap a good story around it. These are the best books, the ones with a story and a message.

Good Best Death Story Insurance

Nobody wants to read about the honest lawyer down the street who does real estate loans and wills. If you want to sell books, you have to write about the interesting lawyers - the guys who steal all the money and take off. That's the fun stuff.

Money Fun Real Estate Lawyer You

Still, something about writing made me spend large hours of my free time at my desk.

Time Me Writing Free Desk Something

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.

Men Death People Down Country Know

Keeping a guy in prison costs 50,000 bucks a year. Executing one costs a couple million.

Prison Year Guy Costs Million Bucks

We have the crime of the century every six months. So for people like me who enjoy, you know, taking these stories and writing about them, the material is endless.

People Me Writing Enjoy You Know

After I'd been a lawyer for about five or six years, I started playing around with fiction.

Lawyer Years Fiction Playing Started

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.

Hope Best Forward Process Look Know

I learned that lesson a long time ago. When you write popular fiction you're going to get bashed by critics.

Time Long You Lesson Long Time Get

I'm not itching to sue Amazon or Wal-Mart... they sell a lot of books. But the future is very uncertain with books.

Future Wal-Mart Sell Books Uncertain

We are extremely private, and we really got sort of ambushed by the notoriety.

Got Sort Really Private Notoriety

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