Please give me fifty more years of work and fun, then an instant death when I’m sleeping.
John Grisham
Life Goals, Mortality, Work-life Balance, Personal Wishes, Aging
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“The gate was packed with weary travelers, most of them standing and huddled along the walls because the meager allotment of plastic chairs had long since been taken. Every plane that came and went held at least eighty passengers, yet the gate had seats for only a few dozen.” John Grisham
Travel, Congestion, Discomfort, Observation, Societal Commentary
John Grisham Travel, Congestion, Discomfort, Observation, Societal Commentary“Appalachia was Appalachia, regardless of boundaries someone had set an eternity ago. A land of breathtaking beauty, of steep hills and rolling mountains.” John Grisham
Geography, Beauty, Regional Identity, Landscape, Cultural Heritage
John Grisham Geography, Beauty, Regional Identity, Landscape, Cultural Heritage“My clients were always poor folks, working folks, people who were in trouble and couldn't afford to pay a whole lot. I found it very difficult to say no to somebody who needed help, so most of my work turned out to be pro bono. It didn't start out that way, but it turned out that way because I never got paid.” John Grisham
Advocacy, Pro Bono, Legal Profession, Class Differences, Client Relationships
John Grisham Advocacy, Pro Bono, Legal Profession, Class Differences, Client Relationships“Charlottesville is a quiet town with friendly people, good schools, lots of churches, parks, and a bustling, growing community that more or less revolves around one of the country's great public universities. Volunteerism is rampant, and dozens of nonprofits hustle about, solving problems and helping those in need.” John Grisham
Community, Education, Volunteerism, Small-town Life, Civic Engagement
John Grisham Community, Education, Volunteerism, Small-town Life, Civic Engagement“They found Seth Hubbard in the general area where he had promised to be, though not exactly in the condition expected. He was at the end of a rope, six feet off the ground and twisting slightly in the wind.” John Grisham
Suspense, Death, Discovery, Mystery, Narrative Hook
John Grisham Suspense, Death, Discovery, Mystery, Narrative Hook“Death row is a nightmare to serial killers and ax murderers. For an innocent man, it's a life of mental torture that the human spirit is not equipped to survive.” John Grisham
Justice, Imprisonment, Innocence, Mental Health, Capital Punishment
John Grisham Justice, Imprisonment, Innocence, Mental Health, Capital Punishment“The worst letters come from retired high school English teachers. They will literally take a book and pick it to pieces and send me 14 pages of notes.” John Grisham
Criticism, Writing, Education, Reader Feedback, Professional Challenges
John Grisham Criticism, Writing, Education, Reader Feedback, Professional Challenges“Like so many, this trial is not about the truth; it’s about winning.” John Grisham
Justice, Trials, Competition, Ethics, Courtroom Dynamics
John Grisham Justice, Trials, Competition, Ethics, Courtroom Dynamics“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.” John Grisham
Criticism, Authors, Reviews, Writing Career, Professional Advice
John Grisham Criticism, Authors, Reviews, Writing Career, Professional Advice“Since we can all agree that it's wrong to kill, why do we allow the State to kill?” John Grisham
Capital Punishment, Ethics, State Power, Moral Consistency, Societal Values
John Grisham Capital Punishment, Ethics, State Power, Moral Consistency, Societal Values“You burn a man’s pickup, and he’s ready for war.” John Grisham
Revenge, Conflict, Human Nature, Rural Life, Social Dynamics
John Grisham Revenge, Conflict, Human Nature, Rural Life, Social Dynamics“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.” John Grisham
Materialism, Societal Critique, Consumer Culture, Values, Lifestyle
John Grisham Materialism, Societal Critique, Consumer Culture, Values, Lifestyle“This is not a problem peculiar to Oklahoma, far from it. Wrongful convictions occur every month in every state in this country, and the reasons are all varied and all the same – bad police work, junk science, faulty eyewitness identifications, bad defense lawyers, lazy prosecutors, arrogant prosecutors.” John Grisham
Justice System, Wrongful Convictions, Legal Flaws, Criminal Justice, Systemic Issues
John Grisham Justice System, Wrongful Convictions, Legal Flaws, Criminal Justice, Systemic Issues“When you work at street level you never know who's going to walk through your door.” John Grisham
Unpredictability, Work, Clients, Legal Profession, Street-level Perspective
John Grisham Unpredictability, Work, Clients, Legal Profession, Street-level Perspective“Keeping a guy in prison costs 50,000 bucks a year. Executing one costs a couple million.” John Grisham
Incarceration, Capital Punishment, Justice System, Economics, Social Policy
John Grisham Incarceration, Capital Punishment, Justice System, Economics, Social Policy“I struggle with racism every day.” John Grisham
Racism, Personal Battles, Societal Issues, Awareness, Everyday Challenges
John Grisham Racism, Personal Battles, Societal Issues, Awareness, Everyday Challenges“You don’t do it for the money. You do it for your soul.” John Grisham
Motivation, Passion, Integrity, Legal Profession, Personal Fulfillment
John Grisham Motivation, Passion, Integrity, Legal Profession, Personal Fulfillment“I wrote a lot of 'A Time to Kill' at the State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., hiding in little committee rooms, killing time waiting for legislation to come to the floor.” John Grisham
Writing Process, Politics, Author Life, Creativity, Unexpected Workplaces
John Grisham Writing Process, Politics, Author Life, Creativity, Unexpected Workplaces