Tag Archives: John Grisham

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. John Grisham

Prisons are fascinating places, especially when the inmates are educated white-collar types. John Grisham

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. John Grisham

I start every morning at 7 or 7:30 in the same place – my little office where it's dark and cozy – with a cup of the same really strong black coffee. It's my little cocoon. There's no phone or fax or Internet. And no music. John Grisham

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. John Grisham

More than 100 people have been sent to death row who were later exonerated because they weren't guilty or fairly tried. Most criminal defendants do not get adequate representation because there are not enough public defenders to represent them. There is a lot that is wrong. John Grisham

There's always such a rush to judgment. It makes a fair trial hard to get. John Grisham

That's the best way to practice law, is writing about it and not having to be in the courtroom! John Grisham

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. I never got in serious trouble, […]

Writing was not a childhood dream of mine. I do not recall longing to write as a student. I wasn't sure how to start. John Grisham