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I seriously doubt I would ever have written the first story had I not been a lawyer. I never dreamed of being a writer. I wrote only after witnessing a trial.
John Grisham
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John Grisham
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: February 8
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Jonesboro
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John Ray Grisham
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I guess under the right circumstances, a man will do just about anything.
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One thing that drives me nuts... well, let me ask you, when writers write do they not use quotation marks anymore?
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My name became a brand and I'd love to say it was the plan from the start. But the only plan was to keep writing books. And I've stuck to that ever since.
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My decision to become a lawyer was irrevocably sealed when I realized my father hated the legal profession.
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I give off rather mixed messages about the law. On the one hand, I can honestly say I don't miss working in a law office. On the other hand I do enjoy watching the law and while the profession may have its problems, I have sold zillions of books out of magnifying them.
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