352 Quotes by John Grisham

Most criminal defendants do not get adequate representation because there are not enough public defenders to represent them. There is a lot that is wrong.

We're not going to draw any boundaries, ... But the focus is the Gulf Coast region, from here south.

We don't normally publicize gifts. It's something we keep extremely private. But in these very, very rare circumstances -- this tragic time -- we hope the gift will get some attention and inspire other people to contribute money and help our fellow Mississippians on the Gulf Coast,

We don't normally publicize gifts. It's something we keep extremely private.

When you make charitable contributions, you realize you can't save the world, so you find a small area you can go into and hopefully do some good and do it with your own money and your own sweat and you see the results.

We are very fortunate people. We never publicize gifts. We try to avoid publicity, but we decided this may be the time to do so and inspire other people.

Every morning I wake at 6am or 6.30am, champing at the bit.

The month of September, we got involved in a big way,

It may seem odd that I'm here today - the unapologetic writer of popular fiction - on Faulkner's front porch about to announce the finalists for the National Book Award, which are our most prestigious literary awards.