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John Grisham Quotes

John Grisham quotes about writing

American Writer February 8, 1955

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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. And I've stuck to that ever since. John Grisham
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
What would his friends think? The Honorable Hatlee Beech, federal judge, writing prose like a faggot, extorting money out of innocent people. John Grisham
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
I don't start a novel until I have lived with the story for awhile to the point of actually writing an outline and after a number of books I've learned that the more time I spend on the outline the easier the book is to write. And if I cheat on the outline I get in trouble with the book. John Grisham
Nobody wants to read about the honest lawyer down the street who does real estate loans and wills. If you want to sell books, you have to write about the interesting lawyers - the guys who steal all the money and take off. That's the fun stuff. John Grisham
Dear Mrs. Black: On seven prior occasions this company has denied your claim in writing. We now deny it for the eighth and final time. You must be stupid, stupid stupid, stupid! John Grisham
John Grisham quote: "I learned that lesson a long time ago. When you write popular..."
I learned that lesson a long time ago. When you write popular fiction you're going to get bashed by critics. John Grisham
John Grisham quote: "Writing was not a childhood dream of mine. I do not recall..."
Writing was not a childhood dream of mine. I do not recall longing to write as a student. I wasn't sure how to start. John Grisham
John Grisham quote: "Still, something about writing made me spend large hours of my..."
Still, something about writing made me spend large hours of my free time at my desk. John Grisham
Twenty years on, the books are still fun to write and I've still got lots of stories I want to tell, mainly about social injustice and people chewed up by the system. John Grisham
We have the crime of the century every six months. So for people like me who enjoy, you know, taking these stories and writing about them, the material is endless. John Grisham
John Grisham quote: "Writing's still the most difficult job I've ever had - but..."
Writing's still the most difficult job I've ever had - but it's worth it. John Grisham

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