John Ray Grisham Jr. Quotes

• 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 Ray Grisham Jr.

• Keeping a guy in prison costs 50,000 bucks a year. Executing one costs a couple million.

  John Ray Grisham Jr.

• It’s hard to read good fiction when I am writing, because if it is really good I catch myself sort of inadvertently imitating a great writer.

  John Ray Grisham Jr.

• I’ve had nine of my books adapted to film, and almost all were enjoyable. I’ve been very lucky with Hollywood, and look forward to more movies being adapted. But I don’t get involved in that process. I know nothing about making movies and I stay away from it and hope for the best.

  John Ray Grisham Jr.

• I’m not itching to sue Amazon or Wal-Mart… they sell a lot of books. But the future is very uncertain with books.

  John Ray Grisham Jr.

• 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 Ray Grisham Jr.

• I’m a Christian, and those beliefs occasionally come out in the books.

  John Ray Grisham Jr.

• I was a lawyer for 10 years, and several of my clients had the misfortune, through no fault of my own, of going to prison. I visited them occasionally.

  John Ray Grisham Jr.

• 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 Ray Grisham Jr.

• I was a lawyer for 10 years – a short time, but it molded me into who I am.

  John Ray Grisham Jr.

• 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 Ray Grisham Jr.

• I learned that lesson a long time ago. When you write popular fiction you’re going to get bashed by critics.

  John Ray Grisham Jr.

• 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 Ray Grisham Jr.

• 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, except for my grades.

  John Ray Grisham Jr.

• 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.

  John Ray Grisham Jr.

• 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 Ray Grisham Jr.

• I earned my first steady paycheck watering rose bushes at a nursery for a dollar an hour.

  John Ray Grisham Jr.

• I don’t want to force my politics on my readers.

  John Ray Grisham Jr.

• 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 Ray Grisham Jr.

• I always try to tell a good story, one with a compelling plot that will keep the pages turning. That is my first and primary goal. Sometimes I can tackle an issue-homelessness, tobacco litigation, insurance fraud, the death penalty-and wrap a good story around it.

  John Ray Grisham Jr.

John Ray Grisham Jr. (45)

Birth:	8th February, 1955
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Novelist, Politician

About

John Ray Grisham Jr. was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA. He is an American bestselling novelist, lawyer and politician best known for his popular legal thrillers. His books have been translated into 42 languages and published worldwide. He graduated in Accounting from Mississippi State University. He earned a law degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981. He practiced criminal law for about a decade. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1984-1990. He has written several novels include: A Time to Kill, The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Client, The Chamber, The Rainmaker, The Runaway Jury, The Partner, The Street Lawyer, The Brethren, A Painted House, The Summons, King of Torts, The Last Juror, The Broker, The Appeal, The Confession, The Litigators, The Racketeer, Sycamore Row, Gray Mountain, Rogue Lawyer, The Whistler, and The Rooster Bar. Nine of his novels have also been adapted into films: The Firm, The Chamber, The Client, A Painted House, The Pelican Brief, The Rainmaker, The Runaway Jury, Skipping Christmas, and A Time to Kill. He married Renee Jones in 1981. The couple have two children together: Shea and Ty. He received many Awards and honors, including Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award, Galaxy British Lifetime Achievement Award, and Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction.

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