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When you have no future, you live in the past.

Sycamore Row

That's sounds right. Another $5,000 went to dress up the Little League park where he had played so m...

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Her father had learned only one thing in prison. Not humility, nor patience, nor understanding...Mar...

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Gray Mountain

love yourself,.,.,.,for the sake of your better future

As a society, we adhere to the belief in a fair trial for a person accused of a serious crime, but s...

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The president had shifted to the 'we' mode now, something he invariably did when a potentially unpop...

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The Broker

Americans no longer experience vacations. They simply Sony them so they can ignore them for the rest...

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The theory was simple: If a man had enough sense to accumulate a bunch of cash, then he would certai...

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The Client

You need some coffee, don't you?""Yes, I've only had a gallon.

The Confession

Good God, Keith.""Yes, I've talked to Him too and I'm still waiting on his Guidance...

The Confession

Mr. Buckley, let me explain it this way. And I'll do so very carefully and slowly so that even you w...

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No star fades faster than that of a high school athlete.

The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town

Since most law-abiding citizens had no contact with the parole system, it was not a priority with th...

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Because I was single, there was a chance I was a homosexual. Because I went to Syracuse, wherever th...

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The Last Juror

... answered his knock with a smile, a short one forced through because she was at heart a warm pers...

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Life on the run was filled with dreams, some at night during sleep, real dreams, and some when the m...

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The Partner

After eight days in the sun of the Virgin Islands her skin was brown enough and her hair was returni...

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Some people have more guts than brains.

The Rainmaker

Dear Mrs. Black: On seven prior occasions this company has denied your claim in writing. We now deny...

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I am motivated by thoughts of my sorrowful little client and the screwing that he got. I'm the only ...

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There are few things in life worse than a long-winded lawyer.

The Rainmaker

life is too short to despise people who simply can't help what they've done.

We cuss them because we're not good enough for them. We hate them because they wouldn't look at us, ...

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The Rainmaker

Life is short..Live to the fullest..

The Runaway Jury

Four rehabs meant a fifth was somewhere down the road.

The Testament

When witnesses concoct lies, they often miss the obvious.

The Testament

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

The Testament

Shame was an emotion he had abandoned years earlier. Addicts know no shame. You disgrace yourself so...

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He'd had his career, his triumphs. Success had brought him nothing but misery; he couldn't handle it...

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The Testament

Ms Finney shared an office on the third floor with several other court reporters. Their software sys...

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Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer

[you’ll acquire] A certain amount of cynicism. This business works on you. When you were in law scho...

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Okay, let’s pretend to be friends. Just two friends having dinner.” “That doesn’t work in the South....

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The reason is obvious. You're my grandfather, okay. Like it or not, you're who you are and i'm who i...

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In life, finding a voice is speaking and living the truth. Each of you is an original. Each of you h...

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I'm not in favor of the death penalty. But I'm in favor of locking these people away in maximum secu...

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A sharp bolt of hunger hit Luther hard. His knees almost buckled, his poker face almost grimaced. Fo...

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John Grisham

Lawyer

Born: 1955-02-08

Died: N/A

John Ray Grisham, Jr. (born February 8, 1955) is an American lawyer and author, best known for his popular legal thrillers.More