“What is law? Is it what is on the books, or what is actually enacted and obeyed in a society? Or is law what must be enacted and obeyed, whether or not it is on the books, if things are to go right?” IfsBookLawLawyer Book:The Reader Source: The Reader
“The Odyssey is the story of motion both purposeful and purposeless, successful and futile. What else is the history of law?” StoriesLawSuccessfulLawyerOdyssey Book:The Reader Source: The Reader
“There's this old saying that, if you aren't particularly gifted in natural sciences, if you don't want to become a teacher or pastor or doctor, and don't know what else to do, then you become a lawyer. But I've never regretted it.” IfsKnowsWantNaturalTeacherDoctorsLawyerGiftedPastorNatural ScienceOld SayingNever Regret Author:Bernhard Schlink