352 Quotes by John Grisham

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

Make friends with fear, Lucien always said, because it will not go away, and it will destroy you if left uncontrolled.

The human body was not meant for such abuse. After about six months they lost steam.

These are mistakes, not regrets. Regrets are over and done with and a waste of time to rehash. Mistakes, though, are bad moves in the past that might affect the future.

I didn’t dare think of the future; the past was still happening.

For her, the holidays began in late October and steadily gathered momentum until the big bang, a ten-hour marathon on Christmas Day with four meals and a packed house.

You just don’t understand men, Samantha. Looking is automatic and it’s harmless. We all look. Come on.

I always do book signings with the same blue pen. That way, if I add a personalised message to a book I’ve already signed, it’ll be in the same colour as my signature.

Writing’s still the most difficult job I’ve ever had – but it’s worth it.