352 Quotes by John Grisham

And you’ve never been married, right?” “Correct.” “Well, I’ve tried it twice and I’m not sure I can recommend it.

Don’t compromise yourself – you’re all you have.

I needed forgiveness, because there were lots of sins in my past. I needed peace, because I’d been at war my entire life. I needed love, because I hated everybody. I needed strength, because deep inside I knew how weak I was. I needed happiness, because I’d been miserable for so long.

Too poor to paint and too proud to whitewash.

If you’re gonna be stupid you gotta be tough.

People were classified, and often judged, by their denomination. And they were certainly condemned if they didn’t claim one.

And that’s the mission of The Innocence Project in New York, is to exonerate people who have been wrongfully convicted, and also work from a policy angle with Congress and state legislatures to prevent future wrongful convictions.

I don’t feel stupid, just inadequate. After three years of studying the law, I’m very much aware of how little I know.

It’s a sad culture. People live in a frenzy. They work all the time to make money to buy things to impress other people. They’re measured by what they own.