The Jury Master Quotes

“That is some gift you have, Mr. Sloane… what you did to those jurors. I don’t know how you did it, how you convinced them. They didn’t want to believe you. I saw it when they came back. They had their minds made up.” A tear rolled down her cheek; she disregarded it. “Well, consider this, Mr. Sloane. My Emily is dead, and my grandson will never have his mother. That is something you can’t change with your words.”
― Robert Dugoni, The Jury Master

“And that was when I came to realize that what is important is not what is true, but what people believe is true and what they’re willing to do for that belief.”
― Robert Dugoni, The Jury Master

“What makes men like Robert Peak strong is also their biggest weakness. They have just one interest: themselves.”
― Robert Dugoni, The Jury Master

“approaching—the whir and chopping sound of a helicopter coming at full speed. He looked up at the night sky, and in an instant his trained eyes distinguished the moving white lights amid the stationary stars.”
― Robert Dugoni, The Jury Master

“Night and day. San Francisco is wine and cheese; Oakland is beer and bratwurst.”
― Robert Dugoni, The Jury Master

“expensive decor befitting a firm of nearly a thousand lawyers generating $330 million in annual revenues in offices scattered throughout”
― Robert Dugoni, The Jury Master

“According to a military doctor, Madsen pronated when he walked.”
― Robert Dugoni, The Jury Master

“is no”
― Robert Dugoni, The Jury Master

“comprehension.”
― Robert Dugoni, The Jury Master

“recovered from”
― Robert Dugoni, The Jury Master

“sat”
― Robert Dugoni, The Jury Master

“Abbott Security had”
― Robert Dugoni, The Jury Master

“Baptist church, a blur of oscillating white sheets of paper. The persistent”
― Robert Dugoni, The Jury Master

“Practicing law had also taught him much about reality and perception. The two were not the same. It was impossible for any lawyer, no matter how organized or capable, to be prepared always. Good lawyers acknowledged this and focused instead on appearing prepared. There were survival techniques in court: Speak only when asked a direct question; if you did not know the answer to a direct question, rephrase the question to fit your answer; talk in general terms rather than specifics; get what information possible, be thankful for it, and sit down and shut up. Get in and get out. The less time you spoke, the less chance you had of making a mistake.”
― Robert Dugoni, The Jury Master