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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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I learned that lesson a long time ago. When you write popular fiction, you're going to get bashed by critics.
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There's always such a rush to judgment. It makes a fair trial hard to get.
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I didn't dare think of the future the past was still happening.
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We cuss them because we're not good enough for them. We hate them because they wouldn't look at us, couldn't be bothered to give us an interview. I guess there's a Trent & Brent in every city, in every field. I didn't make it and I don't belong, so I'll just go through life hating them.
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Live your life the way you want. You'll figure it out.
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In my case, once you sell a lot of books and you are labeled a bestselling author, the serious critics are never gonna say anything nice about you.
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