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John Grisham

American Writer

Born: Feb 8, 1955

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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. John Grisham

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Writing's still the most difficult job I've ever had - but it's worth it. John Grisham

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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. John Grisham

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There are so many colorful characters in Florida. There's a lot of money, development - not all of it good - and corruption. John Grisham

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My clients were always poor folks, working folks, people who were in trouble and couldn't afford to pay a whole lot. I found it very difficult to say no to somebody who needed help, so most of my work turned out to be pro bono. It didn't start out that way, but it turned out that way because I never got paid. John Grisham

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

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I spend a lot of time outlining before I write the first word. John Grisham

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There are three types of words: words we all know, words we should know, and words nobody knows. Don't use the third category. John Grisham

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I love piecing together intricate thoughts that people find compulsively readable and they can't put down. John Grisham

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I'm not in favor of the death penalty. But I'm in favor of locking these people away in maximum security units where they can never get out. They can never escape. They can never be paroled. Lock the bad ones away. But you gotta rethink everybody else. John Grisham

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

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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

I seriously doubt I would ever have written the first story had I not been a lawyer. I never dreamed of being a writer. I wrote only after witnessing a trial. John Grisham

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I don't want to force my politics on my readers. John Grisham

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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

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I'm a Christian, and those beliefs occasionally come out in the books. John Grisham

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Quite often I can be in a bookshop, standing beneath a great big picture of myself and paying for a book with a credit card clearly marked John Grisham, yet no one recognises me. I often say I'm a famous author in a country where no one reads. John Grisham

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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. John Grisham

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