John Grisham
John Grisham
John Ray Grisham, Jr. is an American bestselling writer, attorney, politician, and activist best known for his popular legal thrillers. His books have been translated into 42 languages and published worldwide...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth8 February 1955
CountryUnited States of America
reading successful pursuit-of-happiness
Reading is by far the most successful pursuit of happiness.
voice stories heard
In life, finding a voice is speaking and living the truth. Each of you is an original. Each of you has a distinctive voice. When you find it, your story will be told. You will be heard.
pages-turning issues goal
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.
jesus sick heaven
Jesus preached more and taught more about helping the poor and the sick and the hungry than he did about heaven and hell. Shouldn't that tell us something?
fun real book
Nobody wants to read about the honest lawyer down the street who does real estate loans and wills. If you want to sell books, you have to write about the interesting lawyers - the guys who steal all the money and take off. That's the fun stuff.
soapbox want watches
One thing you really have to watch as a writer is getting on a soapbox or pulpit about anything. You don't want to alienate readers.
white inmates prison
Prisons are fascinating places, especially when the inmates are educated white-collar types.
recovery years addiction
Shame was an emotion he had abandoned years earlier. Addicts know no shame. You disgrace yourself so many times you become immune to it.
live-your-life want way
Live your life the way you want. You'll figure it out.
meaningful hate writing
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.
yesterday live-your-life today
You live your life today, Not tommorow, and certainly not yesterday.
rose nurse firsts
I earned my first steady paycheck watering rose bushes at a nursery for a dollar an hour.
stupid tough ifs
If you're gonna be stupid you gotta be tough.
scared
I'm alone and outgunned, scared and inexperienced, but I'm right.