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"More than 100 people have been sent to death row who were later exonerated because they weren't guilty or fairly tried. Most criminal defendants do not get adequate representation because there are not enough public defenders to represent them. There is a lot that is wrong."

John Grisham on Death

More quotes about Death

  • "A man who won't die for something is not fit to live."

    Martin Luther King, Jr. on Death

  • "To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent."

    Buddha on Death

  • "The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead."

    Albert Einstein on Death

  • "The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time."

    Mark Twain on Death

  • "Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see."

    Helen Keller on Death

More quotes by John Grisham

  • "I can't change overnight into a serious literary author. You can't compare apples to oranges. William Faulkner was a great literary genius. I am not."

  • "Quite often I can be in a bookshop, standing beneath a great big picture of myself and paying for a book with a credit card clearly marked John Grisham, yet no one recognises me. I often say I'm a famous author in a country where no one reads."

  • "And that's the mission of The Innocence Project in New York, is to exonerate people who have been wrongfully convicted, and also work from a policy angle with Congress and state legislatures to prevent future wrongful convictions."

  • "I'm not itching to sue Amazon or Wal-Mart... they sell a lot of books. But the future is very uncertain with books."

  • "I've had nine of my books adapted to film, and almost all were enjoyable. I've been very lucky with Hollywood, and look forward to more movies being adapted. But I don't get involved in that process. I know nothing about making movies and I stay away from it and hope for the best."

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