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The company later went broke, and of course all blame was directed at the lawyers. Not once did I hear any talk that maybe a trace of mismanagement could in any way have contributed to the bankruptcy.
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John Grisham |
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Anyone can cook a trout. The real art is in hooking the damned thing.
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John Grisham |
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2de4e69
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You burn a man's pickup, and he's ready for war.
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John Grisham |
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Four rehabs meant a fifth was somewhere down the road.
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John Grisham |
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a00f94a
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They found Seth Hubbard in the general area where he had promised to be, though not exactly in the condition expected. He was at the end of a rope, six feet off the ground and twisting slightly in the wind.
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doubleday
legal-thrillers
sycamore-row
john-grisham
grisham
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John Grisham |
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3f02843
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Make friends with fear, Lucien always said, because it will not go away, and it will destroy you if left uncontrolled.
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John Grisham |
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We all have our little secrets, and as long as they're harmless, who really cares? With time, the secrets often go away and things don't matter anymore.
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John Grisham |
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233e3b3
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You wired the kid," Truemann said meekly to no one in particular. "Why not? No crime. You're the FBI, remember. You boys run more wire than AT&T."[Reggie Love]"
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humor
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Once again, I was reminded that Tally was the prettiest girl I'd ever met, and when she smiled at me my mind went blank. Once you've seen a pretty girl naked, you feel a certain attachment to her.
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John Grisham |
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Once again I had asked an innocent question, and because of it, I was banished from the conversation.
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John Grisham |
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There was something unfair about a system in which a little kid was brought into a courtroom and surrounded by lawyers arguing and sniping at each other under the scornful eye of a judge, the referee, and somehow in the midst of this barrage of laws and code sections and motions and legal talk the kid was supposed to know what was happening to him. It was hopelessly unfair.
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John Grisham |
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Ricky had taught me a few cuss words. I usually practiced them in the woods by the river, then prayed for forgiveness as soon as I was done.
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John Grisham |
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2e4a572
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The theory was simple: If a man had enough sense to accumulate a bunch of cash, then he would certainly make a worthy U.S senator.
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John Grisham |
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The sky had cleared, and now the sun was overhead, already baking the wet ground so that you could see the humidity drifting lazily above the cotton stalks.
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mississippi-writers
mississippi-authors
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John Grisham |
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be7c4cb
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Children make lousy clients. The lawyer becomes much more than a lawyer. With adults, you simply lay the pros and cons of each option on the table. You advise this way and that. You predict a little, but not much. Then you tell the adult it's time for a decision and you leave the room for a bit. When you return, you are handed a decision and you run with it. Not so with kids. They don't understand lawyerly advice. They want a hug and someon..
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John Grisham |
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I'm being followed so much I'm causing traffic jams.
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John Grisham |
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622a3f9
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How do you survive for years in prison? You don't think about years, or months, or weeks. You think about today--how to get through it, how to survive it. When you wake up tomorrow, another day is behind you. The days add up; the weeks run together; the months become years. You realize how tough you are, how you can function and survive because you have no choice.
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life
government-corruption
jail
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John Grisham |
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062fe67
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Life on the run was filled with dreams, some at night during sleep, real dreams, and some when the mind was awake but drifting. Most were terrifying, the nightmares of the shadows growing bolder and larger. Others were pleasant wishes of a rosy future, free of the past. These were rare, Patrick had learned. Life on the run was life in the past. There was no closure
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past
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John Grisham |
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2d81537
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I was on the verge of tears, so I turned and ran past the trailer and along the field road until I was safely out of their sight. Then I ducked into the cotton and waited for friendly voices. I sat on the hot ground, surrounded by stalks four feet tall, and I cried, something I really hated to do.
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John Grisham |
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f408fd6
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If you're not nervous, son, then something is wrong.
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John Grisham |
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a21320e
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The president had shifted to the 'we' mode now, something he invariably did when a potentially unpopular decision was at hand. For the easy ones, it was always 'I.' When he needed a crutch, and especially when he would need someone to blame, he opened up the decisionmaking process and included Critz.
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John Grisham |
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ebf34c8
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They say a woman marries a man with the belief she can change him, and she can't. A man marries a woman with the belief that she won't change, and she does.
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John Grisham |
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5da16c6
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Sounds awful." "No, it's wonderful. And it's just for one year. Let's take a break. Blair's not here. she'll be back next year and we can jump back into the Christmas chaos, if that's what you want. Come on, Nora, please. We skip Christmas, save the money, and go splash in the Caribbean for ten days." "How much will it cost?" "Three thousand bucks." "So we save money?" "Absolutely." "When do we leave?" "High noon, Christmas Day." They stare..
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John Grisham |
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142dc19
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You count the years until you get a varsity jersey, then you're a hero, an idol, a cocky bastard because in this town you can do no wrong. You win and win and you're the king of your own little world, then poof, it's gone. You play your last game and everybody cries. You can't believe it's over. Then another team comes right behind you and you're forgotten.
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John Grisham |
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When you have no future, you live in the past.
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regret
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John Grisham |
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84ca554
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Because I was single, there was a chance I was a homosexual. Because I went to Syracuse, wherever that was, then I was probably a Communist. Or worse, a Liberal. Because I was from Memphis, I was a subversive intent on embarrassing Ford County.
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thriller
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John Grisham |
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ebe3ea3
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God help us, if ever in this great country we turn our heads while people who have not had fair trials are executed..." -Judge Frank Howell Seay"
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John Grisham |
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My dad's filthy rich, and even though we're Irish Catholic I'm an only child. I've got more money than you do so I'll work for free. No charge. A free law clerk for three weeks. I'll do all the research, typing, answering the phone. I'll even carry your briefcase and make the coffee. I was afraid you'd want to be a a law partner. No I'm a woman, and I'm in the South. I know my place.
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John Grisham |
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The Senator did not know who owned the jet, nor had he ever met Mr. Trudeau, which in most cultures would seem odd since Rudd had taken so much money from the man. But in Washington, money arrives through a myriad of strange and nebulous conduits. Often those taking it have only a vague idea of where it's coming from; often they have no clue. In most democracies, the transference of so much cash would be considered outright corruption, but ..
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John Grisham |
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He counts votes before he decides what to have for breakfast.
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popularity
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John Grisham |
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6bca4f8
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I am motivated by thoughts of my sorrowful little client and the screwing that he got. I'm the only lawyer Donny Ray has, and it will take much more than paper to slow me down.
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revengeful
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John Grisham |
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I've loved you all my life. Even before we met. Part of it wasn't even you. It was just a promise of you.
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promise
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John Grisham |
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He's busy taking the fifth
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John Grisham |
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2cf19c8
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I'm here to tell you, separate was never equal.
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John Grisham |
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It wouldn't pay to get fresh with a missionary.
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John Grisham |
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What kind of name is Siler-Spence? I mean, what's wrong with these women who use hyphens? What if her name was Skowinski and she married a guy named Levondowski? Would her little liberated soul insist she go through life as F.Gwendolin Skowinski- Levondowski?
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John Grisham |
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It takes just one, he says over and over. You hear that all the time in this business. One big case, and you can retire. That's one reason lawyers do so many sleazy things, like full-color ads in the yellow pages, and billboards, and placards on city buses, and telephone solicitation. You hold your nose, ignore the stench of what you're doing, ignore the snubs and snobbery of big-firm lawyers, because it takes only one.
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John Grisham |
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Good God, Keith." "Yes, I've talked to Him too and I'm still waiting on his Guidance..."
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good
still
keith
guidance
yes
talk
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John Grisham |
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177266b
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Lucien had taught him that fear was good; fear was an ally; that every lawyer was afraid when he stood before a new jury and presented his case. It was okay to be afraid - just don't show it.
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John Grisham |
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Look at me," he said, glancing down at his legs. "A wretched old man in a red monkey suit. A convicted murderer about to be gassed like an animal. And look at you. A fine young man with a beautiful education and a bright future. Where in the world did I go wrong? What happened to me? I've spent my life hating people, and look what I have to show for it. You, you don't hate anybody. And look where you're headed. We have the same blood. Why a..
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John Grisham |
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b215551
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No star fades faster than that of a high school athlete.
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John Grisham |
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In the bottom right-hand corner was a decent-sized color photo of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Trudeau posing with their new acquisition. Brianna, ever photogenic, as she damned well be, emanated glamour. Carl looked rich, thin, and young, he thought, and was as baffling in print as she was in person. Was she really a work of art? Or was she just a hodgepodge of bronze and cement thrown together by some confused soul working hard to appear tortured?
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John Grisham |
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I want to tell you a story. I'm going to ask you all to close your eyes while I tell you the story. I want you to listen to me. I want you to listen to yourselves. Go ahead. Close your eyes, please. This is a story about a little girl walking home from the grocery store one sunny afternoon. I want you to picture this little girl. Suddenly a truck races up. Two men jump out and grab her. They drag her into a nearby field and they tie her up ..
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John Grisham |
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Appalachia was Appalachia, regardless of boundaries someone had set an eternity ago. A land of breathtaking beauty, of steep hills and rolling mountains
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