Quotes from John Grisham

He) paused for a second and once more marveled at the speed with which one person's private business could be so thoroughly kicked around the neighborhood.

He was neutral on prayer, skeptical of free speech, sympathetic to tax protestors, indifferent to Indians, afraid of blacks, tough on pornographers, soft on criminals, and fairly consistent in his protection of the environment

And I'm sure Theo can always find her.

They were dumbfounded. The man was thoroughly incapable of admitting a mistake or grasping the reality of the situation.

if a defense lawyer is caught cheating, he or she gets nailed with sanctions by the court, reprimanded by the state bar association, maybe even indicted. If a prosecutor gets caught cheating, he either gets reelected or elevated to the bench.

Maybe you should be a lawyer." "I can't think of anything worse.

You know, I have a very bad reputation.

It's mafia,Mitch and illegal as hell.

Sistrunk looked angrily at Lettie and said, "I'm allowed to be paid for my time and expenses, plus there is the matter of the loans. When can I expect the money?" "In due course," Jake said. "I want it now." "Well, you're not getting it now." "Then I'll sue." "Fine. I'll defend." "And I'll preside," Judge Atlee said. "I'll give you a trial date in about four years.

There's an old adage in bad trial lawyering that when you don't have the facts, do a lot of yelling.

How often would I have the chance to see a pretty girl bathing? I could recall no specific prohibition from the church or the Scriptures, though I knew it was wrong. But maybe it wasn't terribly sinful.

And until we can see each other as equals, justice is never going to be even-handed. It will remain nothing more than a reflection of our own prejudices

The presumption of innocence is now the presumption of guilt. The burden of proof is a travesty because the proof is often lies. Guilt beyond a reasonable doubt means if he probably did it, then let's get him off the streets.

Well, in my world, our world, there are too many guns and too many bad things happen because of them." Pippin

You're not ready. You're not ready, because you're not angry, Baxter. You must reach a point where you're angry at your old self, your old life, your addictions. You have to hate the way you were, and when this hatred and anger consumes you, then you'll have the determination not to go back there.

One good thing about jail is that it allows you to think a lot.

This is a free country...you can do almost anything you want.

Guilt beyond a reasonable doubt means if he probably did it, then let's get him off the streets.

I'm in shock now. I'm not believing this, Mitch. This is like a bad dream, only much worse." "And this is only the beginning.

She was a good swimmer but we never used life jackets." "It wouldn't matter in that storm.

When you wake up tomorrow, another day is behind you. The days add up; the weeks run together; the months become years.

I needed forgiveness, because there were lots of sins in my past. I needed peace, because I'd been at war my entire life. I needed love, because I hated everybody. I needed strength, because deep inside I knew how weak I was. I needed happiness, because I'd been miserable for so long.

The relief came from the sudden realization that she had just been freed from a job she despised.

Just observe the billboards along any busy Florida highway and you'll almost wish you could get injured.