“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.” IfsWantWritingDoeBookRealGuyFunStuffInterestingStreetsHonestSellsLawyerStealingEstatesLoanFun Stuff Author:John Grisham
“I was a lawyer for 10 years - a short time, but it molded me into who I am. My clients were little people fighting big corporations, so it was a natural thing to not only represent the little guy but also to pull for him - it's the American way.” PeopleWayYearsLittlesBigsGuyFightingNaturalLawyerWho I AmCorporationsClientsShort TimeNatural ThingsBig Corporations Author:John Grisham
“Keeping a guy in prison costs 50,000 bucks a year. Executing one costs a couple million.” YearsGuyMillionsCoupleCostPrisonBucksExecuting Author:John Grisham
“Ten years from now I plan to be sitting here, looking out over my land. I hope I'll be writing books, but if not, I'll be on my pond fishing with my kids. I feel like the luckiest guy I know.” IfsKnowsFeelsWritingYearsBookKidsGuyPlansLandTenSittingLuckFishingWriting A BookPonds Author:John Grisham