Quotes from John Grisham

You've lost your mind. -Yes, and it's so liberating.

With approximately seventy thousand soldiers under his command, General King's surrender was the largest in American history.

As a lawyer, she never felt so worthy. As a person, she had never felt so needed.

He boarded the Pan American Clipper, said hello as always to Captain Pete, walked past a row of slot machines, and found a seat on the top deck, away from the other passengers. He faced south, toward Ship Island, which was not visible.

The effort to validate the handwritten will of Seth Hubbard continued to unravel late Sunday morning

she enjoyed reveling in her misery. She

worked four thousand hours but billed only three thousand.

Two quick beheadings. The Americans had never imagined anything like it. Pete was sickened and shocked and could not believe what was happening. His shock would wear off, though, as the murders became routine.

In his haste to get his client on and off the stand with as little damage as possible, Barney neglected to rebut most of the allegations from the state's witnesses. Ron could have explained his "dream confession" to Rogers and Featherstone the night after his arrest.

Go where?" Todd asked, rubbing his eyes. "To jail, ass face. Let's go.

But I think five is on the low side.

Myra said, "Right, right. We had the best idea ever for a semi-serious novel, but we were not about to give it to our jackass publisher. We had to get out of his lousy contract so we could snag a better house, one that would appreciate the genius behind our great idea. That part of it worked. Two years later, the three awful books were still selling like crazy while the great novel flopped. Go figure.

Paul's story to have a happier ending—for ourselves

Cage fighting appeals to the savage instinct in some people, including me, and we're all here for the same reason—to see one fighter annihilate another. We want to see bleeding eyes, gashes across the forehead, choke holds, bone-ripping submissions, and brutal knockout punches that send the corners scrambling for the doctor. Mix in a flood of cheap beer, and you have five thousand maniacs begging for blood.

What's on the high side?" Koane asked.

Right now Verna is blaming everyone. She's broken, she's terrified, and she's not rational. And, I'm not sure she's getting good advice. I got the impression these guys are sitting around the table, her table, scheming ways to sue anyone who's remotely connected to Hugo's death.

had a flair for the narrative

Hugo was murdered, Michael, and we can't solve it. I doubt seriously if the Tappacola can either." "Are you suggesting the FBI?

Why don't you suggest a figure?" he said. "I mentioned five, now it's your turn.

38 million, the judge awarded $10 million—

the typical classy gal at the cage

can't do that, Greg, not now. If we walk away, the bad guys win again. Hugo died for nothing. BJC would be a joke. No. I'm still in.

Your client is losing about twenty million a day in revenue because Krayoxx is no longer on the market

Both sides of Interstate 57 looked the same after midnight—scattered lights from the small, neat farms strewn over the countryside, and occasionally a big town like Champaign or Effingham.