The Guardians Quotes

“In the U.S. there are over two million people locked up, and it takes one million employees and $80 billion in tax dollars to take care of them.”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“suppose that in America everything, including education and corrections, is fair game for profiteers.”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“Once again, I am thankful that alcohol is not my temptation.”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“In white America, prisons are good places where bad men pay for their crimes. In black America, they are too often used as warehouses to keep minorities off the streets. Otis”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“How many of us have a true friend who loves what we do and is willing to listen for hours?”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“Just observe the billboards along any busy Florida highway and you’ll almost wish you could get injured.”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“defense lawyers challenged the credibility of these experts, but were rarely successful. Judges were often overwhelmed by the science and had little or no time to educate themselves. If a proffered witness had some training and seemed to know what he was talking about, he was allowed to testify. Over time, judges adopted the rationale that since a witness had been qualified as an expert in other trials in other states, then certainly he must be a genuine authority. Appellate courts got into the act by affirming convictions without seriously questioning the science behind the forensics, and thus bolstering the reputations of the experts. As résumés grew thicker, the opinions grew to encompass even more theories of guilt.”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“Justice delayed is justice denied.”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“I had a long night, too much to drink, too much to eat, a rather nasty cigar, and I slept on the porch like a dead man until a really big cat pounced on my chest at three in the morning and scared the hell out of me. How was I to know it was his rocker?”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“I can’t imagine who would be covering a hearing in a forgotten case in East Nowhere, Florida.”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“tower. I heard the laughter”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“drug charge. When I asked Lonnie about it”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“As I told you before, it’s fairly easy to convict an innocent man and virtually impossible to exonerate one.”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“Since we can all agree that it’s wrong to kill, why do we allow the State to kill?”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“In white America, prisons are good places where bad men pay for their crimes. In black America, they are too often used as warehouses to keep minorities off the streets.”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“I suppose that in America everything, including education and corrections, is fair game for profiteers. I am led to a room with a row of enclosed booths for”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“her lies, something came over him, maybe the Holy Spirit, and he just couldn’t”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“If Kenny Taft knew something, he took it to his grave.”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“Such is the nature of my daily reading. I haven’t had the luxury of finishing a novel in years.”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“They’re all long shots, but we win more than we lose. I’ve walked eight of my clients out of prison.”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“It has taken me years to convince her that there are thousands of innocent people locked away.”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“Jailhouse snitches testify every day in this country. Other civilized countries prohibit them, but not here.”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“We like to say that skin color doesn’t matter, but that’s not always true. We often use it to open doors.”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“The bloodstain expert who testified against Quincy was a former Denver homicide detective named Paul Norwood. After working crime scenes for a few years, he had decided to”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“There are times, many times, when I despise judges, especially blind ones and old ones”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“Frankie’s face never reveals much. His eyes seldom blink, his voice is steady and flat as if he’s measuring every word. Survival in prison required a poker face. Long stretches of solitude were common. “Are you sure?” he asks. It’s obvious he has doubts about Seabrook”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“not for the crocs.”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“professor taps his laptop, the images change, and we are lost in the world of red blood cells. The cell’s nucleus is small and round and serves as the cell’s command center. It controls the cell’s growth and reproduction. It is surrounded by a membrane. And on and on. Attached to our petition was Benderschmidt’s full report, including pages of impenetrable stuff on cells and blood. I confess that I have not read it entirely, but something tells me Judge Kumar has.”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“Humans are mammals and their red blood cells are similar in that they do not have nuclei. Reptiles and birds have nucleated red blood cells, we do”
― John Grisham, The Guardians

“On the console between us is a 9-millimeter Glock, properly purchased and registered by him.”
― John Grisham, The Guardians