Quotes from John Grisham

She was as responsible for his death as he was for hers. Above them, they left behind two fine children who didn't deserve to be punished for the sins of their parents.

her in hiding.

has a new father and a new life." I cannot

She spent a fortune on clothes and jewelry, more than you would expect from a person with her salary. She got a new secretary every other year because she didn't want anyone to get too close. She was aloof, distant, always tough, but she never suspected me because I kept my distance.

McClure turned, pointed an angry finger at Hugh, and said, "This man is a cold-blooded killer who deserves the death penalty." All twelve glared at the defendant. The courtroom was still, silent. Though the first witness had yet to be called, the trial was over. Hugh absorbed the words without flinching. He was determined to look

He loved the gamesmanship. He was a sociopath who killed for revenge, but he tried on the planning and execution, and the perfection of his crimes.

The bar exam was a nuisance, an ordeal that must be endured, a rite of passage

He lived forty-four years and no one cried at his funeral.

The first thing my family did when we moved was join the local church. The second was to go to the library and get library cards.

My decision to become a lawyer was irrevocably sealed when I realized my father hated the legal profession.

I'm alone and outgunned, scared and inexperienced, but I'm right.

Ricky had taught me a few cuss words. I usually practiced them in the woods by the river, then prayed for forgiveness as soon as I was done.