A Civil Action Quotes

“Rich and famous and doing good," mused Schlichtmann. "Rich isn't so difficult. Famous isn't so difficult. Rich and famous together aren't so difficult. Rich, famous, and doing good--now, that's very difficult.”
― Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action

“Truth is found at the bottom of a bottomless pit." Jerome Facher - A Civil Action.”
― Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action

“If you fall asleep at the counsel table, the first thing you say when you wake up is, ‘I object!”
― Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action

“I used to believe in the idea that justice would prevail if you worked hard enough at it....I thought that if judges saw cheating right in front of them, they'd do something about it. The Woburn case gave me a depressing dose of reality.”
― Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action

“The case has ruined my life.

Schlichtmann”
― Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action

“To compel the other side to settle... and whoever comes to their senses first loses.”
― Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action

“Little questions,” continued Facher. “Little bricks build big walls. Too many of you are afraid to ask simple questions. The tools of the trade are the English language and the rules of evidence.”
― Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action

“syllables. He told Schlichtmann he”
― Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action

“Everything Richard Aufiero knew about lawyers he’d learned from television and the movies.”
― Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action