Quote by John Grisham
Quite often I can be in a bookshop, standing beneath a great big p

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 Im a famous author in a country where no one reads. – John Grisham

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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. Thats the fun stuff. – John Grisham

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More than 100 people have been sent to death row who were later exonerated because they werent 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

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When I was a kid, the idea of why I wanted acting to be the thing I do for the rest of my life was different. It was, Oh yeah, Ill get girls and be famous. – Edward Furlong

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I didnt get hugely famous really quick. It was a slow, gradual process, so I was able to sort of grow into myself and figure out who I was and what I wanted without the glaring spotlight on me telling me who I was. – Sarah McLachlan

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Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other than the one theyre famous for. – Mary Lou Retton

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A famous person to themselves, they dont get up in the morning and think, Im famous. Im not famous to me. Famous is a perception. – Van Morrison

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