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I was a lawyer for 10 years - a short time, but it molded me into who I am. My clients were little people fighting big corporations, so it was a natural thing to not only represent the little guy but also to pull for him - it's the American way. ↗

— John Grisham

#am #american #american way #big #big corporations

I'm a Christian, and those beliefs occasionally come out in the books. ↗

— John Grisham

#books #christian #come #i #occasionally

I'm not in favor of the death penalty. But I'm in favor of locking these people away in maximum security units where they can never get out. They can never escape. They can never be paroled. Lock the bad ones away. But you gotta rethink everybody else. ↗

— John Grisham

#bad #death #death penalty #else #escape

It's hard to read good fiction when I am writing, because if it is really good I catch myself sort of inadvertently imitating a great writer. ↗

— John Grisham

#because #catch #fiction #good #great

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. ↗

— John Grisham

#because #criminal #defendants #defenders #enough

My mum was never too keen on TV, so we kids all went to the library and got books out. Right from the start, I loved the works of Mark Twain. Every time I read about Tom Sawyer, I'd go out and do something low-level naughty, just like him. ↗

— John Grisham

#books #every #every time #go #got

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. ↗

— John Grisham

#alienate #anything #getting #one thing #pulpit

Every day I lugged my backpack through the halls, waiting for the final bell. Then I'd race home and hole up in my room, playing the drums and the piano, composing music. ↗

— Josh Groban

#bell #composing #day #drums #every

Families are about love overcoming emotional torture. ↗

— Matt Groening

#emotional #families #love #overcoming #torture

It's a funny show. The characters are surprisingly likable, given how ugly they are. We've got this huge cast of characters that we can move around. And over the last few seasons, we've explored some of the secondary characters' personal lives a bit more. ↗

— Matt Groening

#bit #cast #characters #explored #few