John Grisham Quotes

John Ray Grisham Jr. is an American bestselling writer, attorney, politician, and activist best known for his popular legal thrillers. His books have been translated into 42 languages and published worldwide.

John Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University before attending the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981. He practiced criminal law for about a decade and served in the House of Representatives in Mississippi from January 1984 to September 1990.

His first novel, A Time to Kill, was published in June 1989, four years after he began writing it. As of 2012, his books have sold over 275 million copies worldwide. A Galaxy British Book Awards winner, Grisham is one of only three authors to sell 2 million copies on a first printing.

Grisham's first bestseller, The Firm, sold more than seven million copies. The book was adapted into a 1993 feature film of the same name, starring Tom Cruise, and a 2012 TV series which "continues the story of attorney Mitchell McDeere and his family 10 years after the events of the film and novel." Eight of his other novels have also been adapted into films: The Chamber, The Client, A Painted House, The Pelican Brief, The Rainmaker, The Runaway Jury, Skipping Christmas, and A Time to Kill.

✵ 8. February 1955   •   Other names جان قریشام, జాన్ గ్రీషమ్

Works

The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker
John Grisham
The Testament
The Testament
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The Confession
The Confession
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The Last Juror
The Last Juror
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The Street Lawyer
The Street Lawyer
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The Appeal
The Appeal
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A Painted House
A Painted House
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The Runaway Jury
The Runaway Jury
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Famous John Grisham Quotes

“If you're gonna be stupid you gotta be tough.”

Source: The Testament

“Don't compromise yourself - you're all you have.”

The Rainmaker

“I'm alone and outgunned, scared and inexperienced, but I'm.”

Source: The Rainmaker

“judge not that ye be not judged”

Source: The Last Juror

John Grisham Quotes about life

“Life is short.. Live to the fullest..”

Source: The Runaway Jury

John Grisham Quotes about laws

John Grisham Quotes

“Some people have more guts than brains.”

Source: The Rainmaker

“When witnesses concoct lies, they often miss the obvious.”

Source: The Testament

“He's a two-faced, cutthroat, dirt-dumb, chickenshit, slimy little bastard… with a bright future in politics.”

Source: Attorney Robbie Flak speaking of the (fictional) Governor of Texas, The Confession, Ch. 12 (2010)

“My name became a brand, and I'd love to say that was the plan from the start. But the only plan was to keep writing books.”

Interview, Guardian, Friday 25 November 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/nov/25/john-grisham-life-in-writing

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