The Whistler Quotes

“And it’s often the one you trust the most who’ll cut your throat for the right price.”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“The sixth and last eulogy was from Roderick, Hugo and Verna’s oldest child. He wrote a three-page tribute to his father, and it was read by the reverend. Even Michael Geismar, a cold-blooded Presbyterian, finally succumbed to his emotions. The”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“Well, in my world, our world, there are too many guns and too many bad things happen because of them.” Pippin,”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“Native American” is a politically correct creation of clueless white people who feel better using it, when in reality the Native Americans refer to themselves as Indians and snicker at those of us who don’t,”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“The truth was that, at the age of thirty-six, Lacy was content to live alone, to sleep in the center of the bed, to clean up only after herself, to make and spend her own money, to come and go as she pleased, to pursue her career without worrying about his, to plan her evenings with input from no one else, to cook or not to cook, and to have sole possession of the remote control.”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“Nor did she like society’s way of presuming she was unhappy because she had not found the right guy.”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“The driver in the second video, the one from Frog’s store, was particularly fascinating. He was older than the other three, perhaps forty-five, and was better dressed, wearing a golf shirt and pressed khakis.”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“her “cowardly betrayal” of the trust given to her by the voters. A stable society is built on notions of fairness and justice, and it’s left to “judges like you and me” to make sure all citizens are protected from the corrupt, the violent, and the forces of evil.”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“you’ve just brought down the most corrupt judge in American history. Cheers!”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“dog racing, lottery,”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“She filled a teapot with water and placed it on a burner.”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“Lacy was content to live alone, to sleep in the center of the bed, to clean up only after herself, to make and spend her own money, to come and go as she pleased, to pursue her career without worrying about his, to plan her evenings with input from no one else, to cook or not to cook, and to have sole possession of the remote control.”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“most corrupt judge in the history of American jurisprudence?”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“If Junior Mace had not been a “strange one” before arriving fifteen years earlier, he could certainly be excused for being a bit odd now. Total isolation leads to sensory deprivation and all sorts of mental problems. Corrections experts were beginning to realize this, and a movement to reform the practice of solitary confinement was struggling to gain momentum. Said movement had not made it to Florida.”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“On the downside, there are pretty serious motivational problems, especially among the young. Why go to college and pursue a career when your income is guaranteed for life? Why try and find a job? The casino employs about half of the adults in the tribe, and that’s a constant source of friction. Who gets an easy job and who doesn’t? There’s a lot of infighting and politics involved. But on the whole, the tribe realizes that it has a good thing going. Why rock the boat? Why should anyone worry about me? Why should Wilton help you bring down a crooked judge when everyone might get hurt in the process?”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“About twenty years ago a man by the name of Duncan was caught with a truckload of marijuana near Winter Haven.”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“How”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“For his day job, Delgado ran”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“to the McDover case. She agreed but doubted seriously if she would comply, even though her appetite for risk had been severely diminished. As agreed, Wilton met her near the front entrance and they found a quiet table in a coffee bar at the”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“nothing in Claudia’s name.”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“lawyers, they valued their time. As investigators, they had learned patience. The two roles were often in conflict.”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“St. Augustine was billed as the oldest city in America, the very spot where Ponce de León landed and began exploring.”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“At times scathing, at times caustic and sarcastic, and never for a moment the least bit sympathetic, the judge’s sentencing tirade raged for thirty minutes and startled many in the courtroom. Claudia, frail and much thinner after seventeen months of jailhouse food, stood as straight as possible and absorbed the blows. Only once did she seem to waver, as if her knees were losing strength. Never did she shed a tear, nor did she take her eyes off the judge.”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“She spent a fortune on clothes and jewelry, more than you would expect from a person with her salary. She got a new secretary every other year because she didn’t want anyone to get too close. She was aloof, distant, always tough, but she never suspected me because I kept my distance.”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“Vonn Dubose may have ice water in his veins, but Claudia McDover did not. Her insatiable appetite for cash was finally fading. She had enough. She and Phyllis could travel the world in style and laugh about the Indians.”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“Just a figure of speech. No harm intended. I’m thirty-four years old. I’m guessing you’re somewhere in that range. We’re both single, and, frankly, it’s refreshing to meet a nice woman in real life and not on some dating site. You do the online stuff?”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“The Chief’s son is now the constable, so any investigation into your accident will go nowhere. It’s all being covered up, as I’m sure you suspect. But Gritt knows the truth, and he thinks he has the evidence to prove it. That’s why he wants to talk to you.”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“Pacheco had entered her apartment with thoughts of a pleasant drink with a pretty lady. He left with Myers’s courier bag and backpack and no clear idea of what to do next.”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“How could the FBI, with a million agents and a billion dollars, decline to pursue such blatant corruption? A man has been killed, yet the “Fibbies” refused to investigate. He was flabbergasted, even angry.”
― John Grisham, The Whistler

“We’re getting flooded with tips about illegals sneaking into the country, and they’re not coming here to wash dishes and lay concrete. They’re organizing homegrown talent to wage jihad. Finding, monitoring, and stopping them has a far greater priority than the corruption that once got us excited.”
― John Grisham, The Whistler