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John Grisham
John Grisham
American Writer
Born: Feb 8, 1955
Books Good People Time Writing You
Related authors: Dale Carnegie Denis Waitley Dr. Seuss H. L. Mencken Napoleon Hill Ray Bradbury W. E. B. Du Bois William Arthur Ward
Twenty years on, the books are still fun to write and I've still got lots of stories I want to tell, mainly about social injustice and people chewed up by the system. John Grisham
Injustice People Books System Tell About Write Mainly Got Still Years Chewed Lots Up Want Stories Social Social Injustice Fun Twenty
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. John Grisham
Death People Innocent Men Country Down Later Spent Locked Tried Know Executed Fairly Because Least Were Been Years Either Sent Who Row
Keeping a guy in prison costs 50,000 bucks a year. Executing one costs a couple million. John Grisham
Prison Year Guy Costs Bucks Couple Executing Keeping Million
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
Me You People Writing Crime Enjoy Every Months About Taking Like Know Material Endless Six Stories Them Century Who
After I'd been a lawyer for about five or six years, I started playing around with fiction. John Grisham
Lawyer About Around Been Years Five Six Fiction After Started Playing
I can't change overnight into a serious literary author. You can't compare apples to oranges. William Faulkner was a great literary genius. I am not. John Grisham
Great You Change Genius Faulkner William Am Overnight Author Oranges Literary Serious Compare Apples
The Deep South has the friendliest people in the world. They will do anything for you. They also want to know what's going on and won't hesitate to ask questions. John Grisham
You People World Will Hesitate Know Also South Questions Going Want Anything Ask Deep Deep South
I'm not good at raising money. I don't like to raise money. It's been my experience that when I ask someone for money, it's not long before they return the favor. John Grisham
Good Experience Money Long Before Favor Someone Like Return Been Ask Raise Raising
In 1984, when I was a rookie member of the House, there was a bill introduced to make Martin Luther King's birthday a state holiday. It didn't have a chance. As time passed, though, more and more states adopted the holiday. Finally, after about five years, we passed it and, I think, almost unanimously. As I said, change is slow and hard. John Grisham
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I've tried writing with music on, but I find it distracting. John Grisham
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Your brain is cooked when you write hard for three or four hours. John Grisham
You Three Write Hours Brain Your Hard Cooked Four
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