Quotes from John Grisham

They agreed to go their separate ways on Sundays and had no idea what would happen when children entered the picture.

For his day job, Delgado ran

El camino de la justicia está plagado de obstáculos y bombas trampa, la mayoría de ellos creados por hombres y mujeres que aseguran ser defensores de la justicia.

Half the fee. That's how the big tort lawyers operate, by referrals. Grunts like us go out and find the cases, then hand 'em over to the guys who know what they're doing, and then sit back and wait on the money.

everyone felt some measure of relief. Drug trafficking was dealt a severe blow, though

After a tragedy, those with even the slightest connections to it often exaggerate their involvement and importance.

Everybody wanted a better life away from the streets and drugs and violence and hopelessness.

funeral services took place with the casket open, so that the mourners were required to view the deceased while great things were said about him. It was an odd custom, one aimed at making the moment far more dramatic than necessary.

Paul is rolled into the operating room and put to sleep with general anesthesia.

Unit Nine is far away from the other units, with enough chain link and razor wire around it to stop Ike on the beaches of Normandy.

The Philippines is a collection of seven thousand islands spread over a far-flung archipelago in the South China Sea.

Her current one, adjunct professor of freshman literature, would expire in two weeks, courtesy of budget cuts brought on by a state legislature dominated by those rabid about tax and spending cuts. She had lobbied hard for a new contract

know who's at fault and I'm not blaming you. But it's hard to do our work with weak leadership, sometimes no leadership, and fading support from the legislature. The Governor couldn't care less what we do.

They moved closer together, and his hand was suddenly between her knees. His elbow nestled next to her left breast, and he smiled. She smiled. This was not altogether unpleasant, she thought, but there was business at hand. The

Two thousand lawyers in twenty countries, half of them in New York City alone, a thousand right up there packed together on floors 30 through 65.

momento en que tomaron asiento en unas sillas

It's not slander if it's true.

It's a perfect storm for corruption. You start with people who are not that sophisticated, and suddenly they're raking in more profits than are imaginable. They attract all manner of crooks and con men who want to help.

Native American" is a politically correct creation of clueless white people who feel better using it, when in reality the Native Americans refer to themselves as Indians and snicker at those of us who don't, but I digress).

Some OPD lawyers were zealously committed to defending the poor and oppressed, and for them the job was not a stepping-stone to another career. Regardless of how little they earned or how tight their budgets were, they thrived on the lonely independence of their work and the satisfaction of protecting the underdog.

The fifth member of the team preferred to work at home. Ahmed was the hacker, the forger, the creator of all illusions, but he didn't have the nerve to carry guns and such. He worked from his basement in Buffalo and had never been caught or arrested. He left no trails. His 5 percent would come off the top. The other four would take the rest in equal

Delgado had a room on the third floor next door at the West Bay Inn. She was at the Neptune. Both were low-end motels half-filled with tourists from up north looking

This was the first puzzle and none of the pieces fit.

No, thanks. They won't go away. You take care of Ricky and Mom, and me and the lawyer'll take care of the FBI.