The Partner Quotes

“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”
― John Grisham, The Partner

“Why can't a man have more than one life? Where was it written that you couldn't start over? And over?”
― John Grisham, The Partner

“Nei dodici anni di esercizio, il giudice Huskey si era spesso meravigliato della compassione che provava per i comuni cittadini che avevano commesso delitti gravi. Vedeva l'aspetto umano delle loro sofferenze. Vedeva il senso di colpa divorarli da dentro. Aveva mandato in prigione centinaia di persone che, se solo ne avessero avuto la possibilità, uscendo libere dal-l'aula giudiziaria non avrebbero mai più commesso un reato, nemmeno minore. Lo animava il desiderio di aiutare, trasmettere comprensione e perdono.”
― John Grisham, The Partner

“Patrick”
― John Grisham, The Partner

“The sixteen grand jurors sat around a long, square table,”
― John Grisham, The Partner

“... answered his knock with a smile, a short one forced through because she was at heart a warm person, not given to the dark mood swings which now plagued her.”
― John Grisham, The Partner